Who said history never repeats?

Jim

 

"The legislature of Maryland was to convene on September 17, 1861. The military commander of the district was instructed by the secretary of war to arrest all members who were suspected of disloyalty. Many of them were seized and imprisoned, although there was no charge against them of having committed overt acts of disloyalty or treason. They appealed to Chief Justice [Roger B.] Taney who decided that they were held illegally, but they were not released. In this action of President Lincoln's a most dangerous precedent was created. Through the acquiescence of Congress, then in session, the president had become a dictator.