[SamAdams76]

Someone phoned me - a stranger - and began blaming all our current woes on Lincoln.

That is bizarre. I never had a phone call like that. I'd get my phone number unlisted or change it if I were you.

I think Lincoln was a good man but people put him on too high a pedestal. He did have flaws. But he meant to keep the Union together at all costs. I can't think of many other presidents who would have made the sacrifices necessary to keep it so. He turned out to be the right president at the right time.

[sine_nomine]

Lincoln was a complicated man. I wonder how long it will take to get a balanced view of him, flaws and virtues.