Lincoln

lincoln In Mexico City there is a mural by Diego Rivera which depicts Hernando Cortez as a one-eyed syphilitic hunchback. What this lacks in historical accuracy it makes up for by faith full(a)y reflecting the artists stance toward the conquistadors. We are repeatedly told on public television that capital of Nebraska was a clearly heroic figure. If heroism is measured by the size of the pile of corpses a man leaves behind, this is correct. We must not let our emotions deprive us of objectivity. Lincoln was neither one-eyed, humpbacked nor syphilitic but on the some other hand, he never deserved the name of Honest Abe.

Like some other politicians, maybe all politicians, he spoke with a branching tongue. Lincoln came to power at a unique time, with a unique opportunity to decide the fate of the nation and of a million of his fellow citizens, who wound up as casualties of the courtly War. There was no lack of counsel. Editor Horace Greeley and a multitude of others advised letting the seceding states go...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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