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Sure, we revere Lincoln today, but in his lifetime the bile poured on him from every quarter makes today’s Internet vitriol seem dainty...He was called a coward, “an idiot,” and “the original gorilla” by none other than the commanding general of his armies, George McClellan. ...As for the Gettysburg Address...A London Times correspondent wrote, “Anything more dull and commonplace it wouldn’t be easy to produce.”