[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "Pragmatism makes a lot more sense when 750,000 people died forcing it on you.
Not so much when you have a choice."

Notice below who insisted on fighting to "the last man" and "extermination":
Hint: not Lincoln.

[HandyDandy]

Solely in the interest of seeing this thread reach 1000 posts, I must say, “It was the third of June, another hot and dusty delta daaayaay. I was out picking cotton and my brother was bailing haaaaayaaay......”