"I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." -- Marcus , Babylon 5

Never thought of it that way :)

July 4th coming. I've been more interested in US history as of late, since it seems to me that the greatest country ever to exist must have an interesting and important story....and it does.

I won't go into now, but it seems to me that Lincoln went into the Civil war to keep the country united. I simply don't understand that. I assume that he didn't think it would cost so many lifes....but then why continue it? What happpens if he would have just left well enough alone? Slavery goes on for a bit, but honestly I can't see it going on for much longer than it did.

Perhaps it would have. Perhaps it still would exist. Keeping the US together as one country is, I think, a good act. It is one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and freedom for all. That statement puts our country on a higher plane, and with that I feel God has blessed us for it. But 600,000 lives?

I don't know, part of me thinks this war was fought over pride.