If Lincoln had not died
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01-03-2013, 08:58 PM
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RE: If Lincoln had not died
(12-31-2012 10:03 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote: I have always had a nagging doubt in my mind that Lincoln could have achieved the "perfect" Reconstruction that he (and we) envisioned him having. I base this solely on the whims of the Radicals in Congress. Perfect - no, but he'd have been helluva lot better at achieving it then Johnson who fought them tooth & nail. When your campaign slogan is "Hang Thaddeus Stevens" you make our present partisan divide look like a Founders Day picnic. |
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