"The reason for this historical disconnect is that "this myth of Lincoln, not the Constitution . . . now confers legitimacy on the political system of the United States." Despite being mostly a bundle of lies, it is nevertheless the ideological cornerstone of statism in America and has been for...
I just finished watching the movie Conspirator. It's about the trial of Mary Surratt. She was hanged for the conspiracy to assasinate President Lincoln. Anybody else seen this and studied the history? I don't know much about the history and wonder how accurate the movie is. It appears that...
Didja ever think about this???
AMAZING PARALLELS * For all who have made disparaging remarks about President Obama - read the following. * I'm sure most of us have read the comparisons between Lincoln and Kennedy, but did you ever consider the relationship between Obama and Lincoln? You...
Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day
Washington, D.C. March 30, 1863
Senator James Harlan of Iowa, whose daughter later married President Lincoln's son Robert, introduced this Resolution in the Senate on March 2, 1863. The Resolution asked President Lincoln to proclaim a national day...