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Originally posted by red-beard
Lincoln turned it into a "Moral" war to keep the Europeans out of it...
Only southerners cling to that bit of fiction. In the north, abolition was the King Kong of all social issues. It was divisive and rancorous. Abe Lincoln carefully crafted his position on the issue to win his election.
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