It is not what you said a few posts back. You stated "There was not a nickel's worth of difference in what Washington, Madison, Jackson and Lincoln thought about Union and the Constitution."
I don't see any semantic difference between my two statements.
In any case, spin it any way you like. Lincoln was defending the Government of Washington, Madison and Jackson.
Whatshisname's contention that Lincoln set up big government (or whatever he said) is just wrong.
What a hoot!
Walt
Then you are blinding yourself to your own words.
The first says "There was not a nickel's worth of difference in what Washington, Madison, Jackson and Lincoln thought about Union" then continues with the addendum "and the Constitution."
Your later revision states "There is not a nickel's worth of difference about the way that Washington, Madison, Jackson and Lincoln viewed the nature of the Union" and stops there with a period. The part about "and the Constitution" is conveniently left off.
In any case, spin it any way you like. Lincoln was defending the Government of Washington, Madison and Jackson.
If that is your position, I again note that you claimed that government was created strictly to benefit rich white guys. That would make it a racist government. And since Lincoln's view of that government, per your assertion, was identical to Washington et al, Lincoln must have been a racist according to your statements. Yet you have said many times that Lincoln was not a racist, some of them in direct conflict with his written words. That means that either you are lying about Lincoln's racism or you are lying about him sharing in his view of the government with Washington et al. Which is it?