Washington vs. Lincoln . . . .

Started by redcliffsw, February 23, 2017, 08:03:21 AM

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Lincoln's Union forced the will of one section on the other, and his Republican Party openly admitted theirs was a crusade to "forge a new Union" and remake America.

Washington held the Union together through his statesmanship. Lincoln held it together by the bayonet. Washington accepted self-determination. Lincoln waged a war against it.

Washington was "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," the "Father of His Country."

Lincoln inherited a federal republic and created a myth of national supremacy. Washington never pretended to be anything but the president of a federal republic.

The chasm between Washington and Lincoln is larger than the reflecting pool or one spot in a historical presidential ranking.

Lincoln has become America and America is worse for it.
-Brion McClanahan

Read on:
https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/washington-vs-lincoln/


Do we really believe that our Confederate ancestors were right?  Sure, the Confederates were right!




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