He not only betrayed virtually all his white racist electoral base in the North, but failed to protect the white minority in the South who had voted against him, by conducting a war against them rather than agreeing to allow them to secede, or agreeing to some third alternative.
Why was Lincoln 's a greater failure of democracy than, say, Hitler 's, or Jefferson 's?
I will let you think about that one, based on the analysis above and elsewhere.
Why was Lincoln 's a greater failure of democracy than, say, Hitler 's, or Jefferson 's?
I will let you think about that one, based on the analysis above and elsewhere.
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