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Abraham Lincoln was assuredly one of the greatest presidents in American history. This is demonstrated by his effective administration during the Civil War, the creation of policies that benefited everyone in the United States and the efforts that kept the Unite ....

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.... that, though not always successful, were competent, including the famed Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln kept national unity, moderating his own views of slavery to keep the border states of Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland. He managed to stop and European nations from interfering with his foreign diplomacy and his speeches, such as the famed Gettysburg address, held the peoples's support to him and the Union. During the Civil War, all was not concentrated on the battle on the field. Life did go on, however nervously, and out of this period arose several beneficial policies of Lincoln's. These policies aided towards the peaceful and prospe ....