From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst
June 30
‘The dream of the Confederacy
started out with an expectation of nobility and ended cloaked in revisionist
elitism. Both dreams contain fantastic, almost unbelievable, stories. But the
story of what really happened is far more intriguing – and useful. If we are to
learn from the history of men, we must be frank about their humanity. Those who
led the Confederacy were not gods. They were men, sometimes bold and sometimes
weak, sometimes hateful and sometimes grand, sometimes selfish, not always
sober. Together they formed an imperfect union, and together they destroyed
it.’
- David Eicher
‘We would like to live as we once
lived, but history will not permit it.’
- John F. Kennedy
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