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A review by lemonadeaide
Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History by Andrew P. Napolitano, Ron Paul
4.0
This book was, overall, quite good. There were a few questionable segments.
For example, while I did like that Lincoln was not treated like an unsullied savior, the idea that he did not have an opinion about slavery nor speak on it before his presidency is historically inaccurate. He also spoke about slavery in his House Divided speech in 1858. The Lincoln-Douglas debates were almost entirely about slavery, with Lincoln taking a clear anti-expansion position.
It is not much. It is just that most of the information and the ideas in this book are so good and so important, that it is a shame that some misplaced and hyperbolic segments bring down the lot.
I would still recommend it to any person who values the rule of law and the Natural Law of Freedom.
For example, while I did like that Lincoln was not treated like an unsullied savior, the idea that he did not have an opinion about slavery nor speak on it before his presidency is historically inaccurate. He also spoke about slavery in his House Divided speech in 1858. The Lincoln-Douglas debates were almost entirely about slavery, with Lincoln taking a clear anti-expansion position.
It is not much. It is just that most of the information and the ideas in this book are so good and so important, that it is a shame that some misplaced and hyperbolic segments bring down the lot.
I would still recommend it to any person who values the rule of law and the Natural Law of Freedom.