Favorite bit: when the author says, in essence, "Sure, he and his army killed millions of people, but look at these cool things that he did!" (he seems to have been more willing to share the wealth with his followers than some other raiding marauders have been; I can't remember the other things he did that jibe well with modern sensitivities.)

I just thought presenting the murder, rape and pillage of millions of people as "just a detail" was. . . hm.

Can we apply that same generosity of spirit to our founding fathers, some of whom owned slaves, but also gave the world the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the first functional republic in modern history and paving the way for unprecedented prosperity and liberty?