You should just shut up now, you really have no idea of what you are saying. You are so ignorant, in fact, that it is useless arguing with you about this subject anymore. Your little pea brain, and its attempts to understand and define Lincoln, would be humorous if it wasn't so insulting to the man's obvious genius and ability(not to mention his humility). Seriously now, just quit, you sound like a twenty year old who has just picked up the first history book you've come across, and regurgitates said book verbatim. Try to grasp the complexities of the man, and the times, a little more before you go spouting off like some professorial know-it all. What audacity on your part to simplify Lincoln like you have. In an earlier post, you seemed to almost want to deify Lee, of all people. How can Lincoln be racist, and Lee not. The latter owned slaves, for chrissakes, it doesn't matter his personal views(whether or not he found the practice of slavery repugnant, that is). Lee owned slaves, Lincoln didn't, and you try to say the latter is a racist, and the former is some sort of patriot. How quaint. So please, just stop.