I mentioned earlier this weekend that Lincoln and Washington both get a bad rap that neither deserves -- Washington because he is unjustly given a back seat to Lincoln in some presidential rankings, and Lincoln because he is either idolized or villified by people who twist his life and thinking to fit their own agendas.
Art at New Wineskins touches on the idea that agendas affect our reading of history. If you have a few minutes, go read his characteristically thoughtful post about the "genericizing" of formerly specific holidays like the one we observe in the United States today.
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