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@DBlack: based on what I know of american history, I'd venture to say that "good president" is an oxymoron. That's another discussion, however. Just sayin'...

@MrAtlanta: invoking Lincoln's name is a bit disingenuous imo. Lincoln, a white supremacist, issued the emancipation proclamation for the purposes of freeing enslaved black people in the South, not the North (and this is aside from the fact that the majority of the South did not comply). Simply put, he was playing politics more than anything else. Sure, the 'proclamation' spurred some momentum towards abolition (which wasn't official until the passage of the 13th amendment), but it didn't free many people. I could go on, but my main point is just that I don't think it's appropriate to bring Lincoln into this, as if he's some example of what a "good" person/president is.