"If any state in the Union will declare that it prefers separation... to a continuance in union... I have no hesitation in saying, 'let us separate.'" ~ Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to W. Crawford, June 20, 1816 "To coerce the States is one of the maddest projects that was ever devised.... Can any reasonable man be well disposed toward a government which makes war and carnage the only means of supporting itself – a government that can only exist by the sword? ~ Alexander Hamilton, during the Constitutional Convention. "The Union, in any event, won't be dissolved. We don't want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won't let you. With the purse and sword, the army and navy and treasury in our hands and at our command, you couldn't do it.... We do not want to dissolve the Union; you shall not." ~ Lincoln, in a campaign speech in Galena, Illinois, Aug. 1 1856. Abraham Lincoln was a dictatorial fool at best, a mass murderer at worst. Because of his refusal to respect the Constitution and southern rights, because of his greed for money and power, and because of his consistent demonstrations that he valued tax dollars and supremacy over human life or the Supreme Law of the Land(Article 6), he was most certainly the worst president. Perhaps greatest of all, the man who many see as a great abolitionist was one of the most blatant racists of his time. Unfortunately for America, the victors write the history books, hence the pervasive ignorance of our people towards the truth. If you'd care to have a mature conversation about it, my email is thedebategenius@gmail.com . I'd be more than happy to elaborate on my reasoning.