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From: bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan)
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Subject: Re: The Presidents, and how they rate in history
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Date: Mon, 2-Jun-86 10:54:26 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  2 10:54:26 1986
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Summary: debunking Lincoln as deity

In article <159@petrus.UUCP> jfs@petrus.UUCP (Jack Stanley) writes:
>It is rather interesting that almost everyone has a similer opinion
>about Grant. However after that it's mighty hard to find two people
>who agree on any of the others!! Lincoln has pretty much held his own,
>[...]

If Lincoln has "held his own" (which is _not_ what _I_ recall from these
discussions) it is only because of the virtual deification of the man
by the powers-that-be of this country. I daresay that if his presidency
were analyzed half as critically as any modern-day president, he would
come off as one of the most criminal presidents in our history.

Yeah, sure, he won the war. But look at how ignored, and what he did to,
the constitution to achieve that victory. Do the ends justify the means?