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Jiang presents Lincoln's bereavement letter as grounding an American military theology in which the Republic or democracy functions as sacred and sacrifice is justified by freedom and liberty.
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Lincoln
Jiang presents Lincoln's bereavement letter as grounding an American military theology in which the Republic or democracy functions as sacred and sacrifice is justified by freedom and liberty.
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Lincoln’s problem after the Civil War is to explain the sacrifice and form a new vision that binds America after unprecedented fratricidal death.
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Lincoln sanctifies the Civil War dead by making the living responsible for continuing their mission to spread liberty and preserve government of the people.
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Jiang argues that Lincoln resolves the Jefferson-Hamilton conflict by naming America an empire of democracy: born in liberty, fighting for liberty, and spreading liberty.
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Jiang says Lincoln's plan was not immediate abolition by force but limiting slavery in the West so that it would eventually cease to exist.
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"...upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully, A. Lincoln."
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"Great, great. Okay. The sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Okay? So our democracy, our Republic is our God and our sacrifice is worth..."
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"...The problem is this. So, at this time, of course, Abraham Lincoln is president of the United States and is considered the greatest president..."
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"...was shock. Um, there was anger. There was frustration. So, Abraham Lincoln now has to stand up and explain why this happened. Why did..."
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"Okay? This is 1863. Um, the Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest war, bloodiest battles in the American Civil War. And he,..."
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"In the Civil War, it is meant to destroy this experiment. Okay? So, we must persist in this experiment. We are met on a..."
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"It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so..."
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"...empire for Jefferson it's about democracy. There's a conflict, right? What Lincoln does which is revolution is say no, this is not a conflict..."
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"...divided the nation. The turning point was in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. And Lincoln was radically anti..."
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"...And so this system was then described and articulated by Abraham Lincoln's economic advisor, Henry Carey. And what was remarkable that in Davos"
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"...he actually explicitly mentioned Alexander Hamilton and Henry Carey and Abraham Lincoln. So, you know, to me, you know, this was not a random..."
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"...Okay? And this movie is based on a letter that Abraham Lincoln wrote to a mother in the American Civil War. Okay? 1864. And..."
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A source-grounded reading of the episode's central claim: American war culture has learned to convert military failure into rescue spectacle, while real wars are still decided by economics, organization, logistics, and endurance.
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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A June 2024 lecture arguing that the next American civil war will not repeat 1861.
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