"Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" - Lincoln
Ah, the role of government. It's nice to see that Lincoln didn't take this delicate balance for granted in his day.
I have been enjoying this book because it doesn't focus so heavily on the slavery issue as many of the contemporary Lincoln authors seem to do. Also, he is neither hailed as a saint or condemned as a scoundrel. He faced many struggles, and as every president has done, he made plenty of errors in judgment along the way.
To help the war effort, Lincoln appropriated $2 million of Treasury money to fund private individuals to buy arms. Can you imagine how that would go over today?!
I apologize for the delay in posts. I am back home from Estonia and life is returning to a normal pace.
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