Lincoln's Union forced the will of one section on the other, and his Republican Party openly admitted theirs was a crusade to "forge a new Union" and remake America.
Washington held the Union together through his statesmanship. Lincoln held it together by the bayonet. Washington accepted self-determination. Lincoln waged a war against it.
Washington was "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," the "Father of His Country."
Lincoln inherited a federal republic and created a myth of national supremacy. Washington never pretended to be anything but the president of a federal republic.
The chasm between Washington and Lincoln is larger than the reflecting pool or one spot in a historical presidential ranking.
Lincoln has become America and America is worse for it.
-Brion McClanahan
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https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/washington-vs-lincoln/
Do we really believe that our Confederate ancestors were right? Sure, the Confederates were right!