A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War

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Summary: More Lincoln lies & myths
Review: This book is one of the biggest liberal lies concerning Lincoln that I have ever read. It is a waste of time & money. If anyone reads this trash than they should get "The Real Lincoln" by Thomas Dilorenzo. His book will give you a more truthful description of Lincoln, and the reason we have big government violating the Constitution to this very day. The only freedom gained from the Lincoln administration is the freedom of Federal Government to walk all over the rights of the states, and the people.

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Summary: The argument for Lincoln
Review: This is a challenging book, but an outstanding and necessary book. The book states the argument that Lincoln was right intellectually as well as morally in regard to the questions of his day slavery and Union. Further that Lincoln was consistent with the political views of Jefferson and Madison. The Southern argument of Calhoun and Jefferson Davis perverted the Constituion. The key in their failure is set forth by Mr. Jaffa's statement " The right to alter or abolish government is unalienable, according to Jefferson's Declaration only because rights with which all men have been equally endowed by their Creator are unalienable. Davis, like South Carolina demand respect for the conclusion while ignoring the premises. (p.236) The author clearly states Lincoln's goals of preserve free elections, preserve the Union and set slavery on the ultimate course of extinction. Lincoln was a political genius and he was right. Lincoln admired the Declaration of Independence, the Constituion, the Union and the rule of law. He maintained the principles of the Founding Fathers while recognizing the compromises they had to make for the greater good. Slavery must die and he preferrred to see it die incrementally and under the Constituion, but if there was a rebellion then Lincoln at great cost would preserve the Union.