[DoodleDawg]

You cannot judge 19th century Americans by 21st century standards unless you want a distorted view of history.

You say...and then immediately judge Lincoln by 21st century standards of racism.

[central_va]

He was for slavery before he was against it. He was a slimy politician and a power hungry and anti republican Caesar wanna bee who got it in the end.

Sic semper tyrannis.