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{{Infobox politician|name=Abraham Lincoln|image_size=200|birth_date=February 12, 1809|birth_place=Hodgenville, [[Kentucky]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=April 15, 1865|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States|death_cause=Assassination|political_party=[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (1834–1856)<br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (1856–1865)|image=Abraham Lincoln.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Abraham Lincoln|image_size=200|birth_date=February 12, 1809|birth_place=Hodgenville, [[Kentucky]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=April 15, 1865|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States|death_cause=Assassination|political_party=[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (1834–1856)<br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (1856–1865)|image=Abraham Lincoln.png}} | ||
'''Abraham Lincoln''' (February 12, 1809 – April 5, 1865) was a Statesian politician who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He opposed [[slavery]] but did not believe in full equality for Black people.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth|page=55|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> Lincoln initially considered the [[Statesian Civil War|Civil War]] a war against [[Confederate States of America (1861–1865)|separatism]] and not slavery and allowed slavery to continue in states that did not secede.<ref name=":122">{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Crisis of the English and American Models|page=166|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> | '''Abraham Lincoln''' (February 12, 1809 – April 5, 1865) was a Statesian politician who served as the 16th [[President of the United States]] from 1861 to 1865. He opposed [[slavery]] but did not believe in full equality for Black people.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth|page=55|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> Lincoln initially considered the [[Statesian Civil War|Civil War]] a war against [[Confederate States of America (1861–1865)|separatism]] and not slavery and allowed slavery to continue in states that did not secede.<ref name=":122">{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Crisis of the English and American Models|page=166|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> | ||
== Senate career == | |||
In the 1840s, Lincoln criticized President [[James K. Polk|Polk]]'s invasion of [[Mexican United States|Mexico]] and believed only [[United States Congress|Congress]] should have the power to declare war.<ref name=":022">{{Citation|author=[[Michael Parenti]]|year=2000|title=To Kill a Nation|chapter=NATO's War Crimes|page=117|pdf=https://leftychan.net/edu/src/1614706295182-3.pdf|publisher=Verso}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 10 June 2023
Abraham Lincoln | |
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| Born | February 12, 1809 Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | April 15, 1865 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Whig (1834–1856) Republican (1856–1865) |
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 5, 1865) was a Statesian politician who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He opposed slavery but did not believe in full equality for Black people.[1] Lincoln initially considered the Civil War a war against separatism and not slavery and allowed slavery to continue in states that did not secede.[2]
Senate career
In the 1840s, Lincoln criticized President Polk's invasion of Mexico and believed only Congress should have the power to declare war.[3]
References
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth' (p. 55). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 166). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Michael Parenti (2000). To Kill a Nation: 'NATO's War Crimes' (p. 117). [PDF] Verso.