Lincoln as secular saint

[Eva Elisabeth]

Most interesting article, and to my understanding the author clearly answers his initial question ("The last century hasn't been kind to the legacy of the Great Emancipator. Is it time to set the record straight?") in the affirmative - we do owe it to the past.

I think in his last passage well capures the predominant "spirit" of our modern society. To Guelzo's assessment that we don't like to owe anything to anyone present or past I'd like to add that we do prefer to leave it with putting the blame on the past and complain about imperfections instead of carrying on to accomplish "perfection" ourselves. I wonder how many of those who complain and only see what Lincoln did not accomplish would have done better or at least likewise.