From an Internet source:
"It is, in fact, almost silly even to refer to "Constitutional rights" during the Lincoln Administration."
"Many have pointed out that Lincoln suspended habeas corpus . . . shut down hundreds of newspapers . . . instituted restrictions on firearms, and sent troops to violently suppress [demonstrations] . . . [pushed a program] of de facto nationalization . . . ."
Doh!
Hundreds? How about naming, oh, seventy five of the ones he shut down?
[pushed a program] of de facto nationalization . . . ."
Actually that was Jefferson Davis, who seized control of business to an extent not seen until the Russian revolution.