[Dusty]

Originally Posted by BOfH

FWIW, I agree. MOO: I would say it's less morally driven and more: "history is written by the victor". Case in point: In HS, I learned that FDR was was a brilliant statesman and his New Deal worked beyond expectation. As I got older, and started reading a bit more, I also learned that a) FDR was a brilliant politician, and nothing more, he was clueless with regards to most else b) each iteration of the New Deal mostly failed c) he was essentially a ruthless tyrant who used the position of the Executive to further his power and that of the Democratic party. Likewise with what I learned of Lincoln.

My .02

Amen.