“...every one of us knows one or two depressed individuals, and it is inconceivable that they would commit mass murder. As a number of Lincoln biographers have noted...the great president was probably depressed all his life. And he was a moral giant.”
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While Prager’s point is well taken, some would argue that Lincoln was largely responsible for the 600,000+ deaths that occurred during the War Between the States. Perhaps Lincoln is not the best example for Prager to use to bolster his argument.