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Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the "frustrating lethargy" of the Union’s early high command...
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Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the "frustrating lethargy" of the Union’s early high command...
Summary and Key Points: Stephen Silver, an award-winning national security journalist, analyzes the strategic use of presidential power by Abraham Lincoln. -While the “test...
Summary and Key Points: A popular “Quote of the Day” line often attributed to Abraham Lincoln—“I am not bound to win…”—has no documentary evidence...
Synopsis: The famous quote, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” is widely...
Abraham Lincoln entered office as secession tore the country apart. After Confederate fire on Fort Sumter, he mobilized the Union, expanded federal wartime powers,...
Summary and Key Points: The famous quote, “The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend,” is often attributed to...
Summary and Key Points: Abraham Lincoln is best remembered for preserving the Union, but his journey began in poverty on the Kentucky and Indiana...
A quote often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln captures a broader truth he did express: war is brutal, and peace is the prize. Lincoln rose...
Synopsis: A popular line—“Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness”—is widely misattributed to Abraham Lincoln, but its sentiment tracks the...
Synopsis: In 1838—long before the Civil War—Abraham Lincoln warned that America would not be destroyed from abroad, but could collapse through internal violence, mob...