except that Lincoln literally said he did not want to free the slaves ...

why would he want to destroy his own tax base ? or was he uniquely moral ? so moral that he is the biggest mass murderer of Americans in history ...

and as Ron Paul said all white countries have ended slavery but only America fought a civil war around the issue.

and Slavery still exists in Africa.

sorry to say Mike but your other commenters are right - yours is a bad take.

and here is a Brilliant take: Lincoln is considered greatest president in history because he killed the most Americans. this is a general rule. the more people a president kills the "greater" he is considered. presidents who don't kill anybody ( like Trump ) are considered the worst.