tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617196.post4099728096247290170..comments2023-10-18T10:48:27.735-04:00Comments on De Fide Catholica: Abraham LincolnFather Demetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650616782680257472noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617196.post-14133013841070298002012-06-26T06:44:22.434-04:002012-06-26T06:44:22.434-04:00There are some counter arguments to DiLorenzo but ...There are some counter arguments to DiLorenzo but he's not far off the mark. I've read his book and it is a bit polemic.<br /><br />Lincoln has been made into a demigod of sorts here in the states but then the history is always written by the winners. There is a question as to how he would be perceived had he lived. Lincoln may have been able to control the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction which would have significantly changed the next 100 years of American history. But he didn't live and all we have is reality. Lincoln is responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands and the complete destruction of the American experiment. We live in a collapsing empire today because of Lincoln's consolidation of power in Washington.Catawissa Gazetteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939761313614220536noreply@blogger.com