[TheTimeOfMan]

IMO Lincoln could have prevented the ‘civil war’ but choose political expediency instead.

I suspect he calculated it would be short and relatively bloodless. He was wrong.

Second worst president in US history.

[DoodleDawg]

IMO Lincoln could have prevented the ‘civil war’ ...

Prevent it how?

[DiogenesLamp]

IMO Lincoln could have prevented the ‘civil war’ but choose political expediency instead.

I suspect he calculated it would be short and relatively bloodless. He was wrong.

Second worst president in US history.

I would label him First worst President in History. The Second worst is that Other race obsessed Liberal Lawyer from Illinois.