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Fri Oct-08-04 04:54 PM
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Was Abraham Lincoln a liberal? |
highpitch
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he did something good for blacks
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GlenIL
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Fri Oct-08-04 04:55 PM
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2. Not by today's standards |
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He is a big time racist after all.
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Fri Oct-08-04 04:58 PM
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3. In his time he was considered a moderate |
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for instance on slavery, he ran on not ending it in states it already existed. He was against the spreading of it to new territories and states.
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He helped evolve a nation for the better. He must be considered in the context of his time.
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