Lincoln and Taney

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(02-04-2015 08:10 AM)HerbS Wrote:  I have always learned that Taney could not be trusted! He pushed the fugitive slave act through the Supreme Court.

Roger B. Taney was from Maryland, so I will admit to be prejudiced in his favor. However, I believe every one of my teachers and professors who talked about him considered him one of the most brilliant jurists that America has ever produced.

I remember one account that said the abolitionists attempted to ruin his reputation in the 19th century and the politically correct civil rights liberals of the 20th century finished the job.