Then why did Lincoln resort to a wicked war that killed over 600,000 men and
did far more destruction than it would have cost to phase slavery peacefully
out as was done in every other major nation on earth.   The same economists
that show slavery could have been phased out have also showed, from an
economic (not mentioning the deaths) point of view Lincoln's policy to fight
the war was idiocy.

Tom

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