February 3, 2009
    As Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln opposed the secession of the southern states militarily and under his leadership the armed forces of the United States defeated the secessionist movement on the battlefield. In his addresses to the American people, Lincoln mounted powerful arguments opposing secession on all fronts – on legal grounds, on political grounds, on economic grounds, on patriotic grounds, and [...]
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January 19, 2009
    In a previous posting I had predicted that Barack Obama would, in his Inaugural Address, call for shared sacrifice from all Americans. It is now being widely reported that this will be a theme of his address. What did Lincoln have to say about this, and as a practical matter, what sacrifices might Obama [...]
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