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Published · transcript-backedGary Gallagher: belief
28 Jul 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee
“In my view, it’s neck and neck with Washington and Lincoln. Without Washington, there’s no United States, so it’s sort of hard to go against him.”
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- Speaker
- Gary Gallagher
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 28 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…Yeah. In my view, it’s neck and neck with Washington and Lincoln. Without Washington, there’s no United States, so it’s sort of hard to go against him. He set all kinds of precedents that were really important. Just giving away power.…
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