Will Lincoln go down in History,as America's Dictator President?

[RJNorton]

(08-17-2012 08:16 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Karen mentioned DiLorenzo's book. It is full of material that goes against what I was taught when I was in school. It also goes against the textbook I used as a teacher. But, as the purpose of this forum is education and looking at things from a variety of viewpoints, I will pick just one paragraph and ask folks how truthful they feel it is. Certainly, if true, it appears to me that Lincoln did exceed what I think would be necessary, even during war. Lincoln apparently felt these actions, IF TRUE, were matters of public necessity, although quite obviously extraconstitutional. But how true is it? There are no footnotes in the paragraph I am citing: