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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Lincoln, without a doubt, stands head and shoulders above all others in my mind. Without his dogged determination and leadership the United States may have ceased to exist as we know it today. He had his faults, but they were minor to what he achieved; the preservation of the Union and the Emancipation of the Slaves.
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I agree, Lincoln was an exceptional leader. Especially when you consider that he was pretty much a racist himself. That did not stop him from realizing the importance of keeping the union together and doing what was necessary to accomplish it. He knew that the war was really about state's rights and also that slavery's days were numbered.