(04-05-2024, 09:18 AM)Rob Wick Wrote: David,
Where did anyone say "caution?" As always, you are comparing apples and oranges. My definition was "erring on the side of" without any other word.
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Rob
In your post #4, you write: "As he often did, Lincoln showed enough strength so that Maryland (and others he also wanted to take notice) knew that if they attempted to do serious harm . . . ."
The problem is that the book reviewer did not make reference to this action taken by President Lincoln. And, I am not sure whether the Maryland legislature issue is considered to be "an apple or an orange."
"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch