Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Lincoln was always aware that getting too close to the abolitionists risked losing the political center of his time. Obama also cares about the center and has been wary of his party's left. Lincoln believed in reason and conciliation even with enemies who had taken up arms against the government he led. They wouldn't be conciliated -- and Obama has had no better luck with less fearsome opponents.Lincoln was always aware that getting too close to the abolitionists risked losing the political center of his time. Obama also cares about the center and has been wary of his party's left. Lincoln believed in reason and conciliation even with enemies who had taken up arms against the government he led. They wouldn't be conciliated -- and Obama has had no better luck with less fearsome opponents. |
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