President Lincoln, who is considered by most historians (or at least the politically correct ones) to be the best and certainly the most important U.S. President, having wielded power in a fashion never seen before and certainly not since. The fact that he died as a martyr is why history has viewed him in such a kind albeit sanitized light.

During the Civil War, Lincoln continuously circumvented the law and, in many cases, suspended the Constitution altogether. In doing so, Lincoln denied the rights of citizens he was sworn to protect.

Today Bob Barney gives a history lesson about facts not taught about the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln.

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