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John Locke Scripps wrote … Lincoln had become “the Great American Man—the grand central figure in American (perhaps the World's) History.”
— Professor Allen C. Guelzo (Author)
Let's contrast #16 and #44 shall we?
| Characteristic | Abraham Lincoln | |
| Greatness | Preserved the Union |
Polarized our society
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| Race relations | The Great Emancipator |
The Great Race-baiter
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| Ethical standards | "Honest Abe" |
"… pants on fire"
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| Eloquence | " -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- " |
" -- as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes -- and I see many of them in the audience here today -- "
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| Intelligence | His IQ has been estimated to be about 150. |
Asserted to be the smartest person in the room (the bathroom?).
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Post 2,010 “The anti-Lincoln”
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