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Lincoln vs.Taney: a case of military tyranny

Dec 8, 2011 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 26 Comments

He Who Has the Guns Thomas Jefferson famously said (I paraphrase), “When the people fear the government, you have tyranny. When the government fears the people, you have liberty.” Whoever has the power to enforce their will is servant to the other. This same point was made by Carroll Quigley, the prolific Georgetown historian of […]

Filed Under: American History, Articles, County Rights Project, Ethics, Featured, Government, History, Law, Politicians, Politics, War Tagged With: abraham lincoln, alexander hamilton, carroll quigley, chief justice, Ft. mcHenry, Ft. Sumter, General Cadwalader, george washington, habeas corpus, Harold J. Hyman, James Parker Hall, john merryman, roger taney, supreme court, thomas jefferson

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