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The suspension of [[Habeas corpus]] is often brought up as an example. The fact remains that the South trampled the Constitution by breaking away from the Republic to form their own nation. It was the South that launched the first attack. It was the South that fought to keep slavery as a right. While Lincoln's actions may have been controversial, he made the tough decision to save the Republic. A merciful victor who was lenient on the South for their egregious actions. Freedom for the black man was the noble outcome that white Northerners gave their lives for.

The suspension of [[Habeas corpus]] is often brought up as an example. The fact remains that the South trampled the Constitution by breaking away from the Republic to form their own nation. It was the South that launched the first attack. It was the South that fought to keep slavery as a right. While Lincoln's actions may have been controversial, he made the tough decision to save the Republic. A merciful victor who was lenient on the South for their egregious actions. Freedom for the black man was the noble outcome that white Northerners gave their lives for.

Other liberals, however, claim that Lincoln was one of them, [[Censorship|trying to force the narrative]] that the racists switched parties overnight. The take his "old and tired" quote but clip it just right to make it appear that he was a liberal.

Other liberals, however, claim that Lincoln was one of them, [[Censorship|trying to force the narrative]] that the racists switched parties overnight. They take his "old and tried" quote but clip it just right to make it appear that he was a liberal.

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