Richard Gamble provides details of how Lincoln arrived at his theory of the mystical Union and how Lincoln rewrote American history in order to do so. Lincoln’s view of the mystical Union is at the heart of the Civil War, for it was this belief that required the North to wage war, rather than simply allowing
the South to peacefully secede. Gamble also provides details on how Lincoln abused the power of the presidency, setting the stage for the modern imperial presidency.
Recorded at the Mises Institute’s “Costs of War” conference in May 1994 in Auburn, Alabama: https://mises.org/library/the-costs-war
