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Lets do a comparison shall we?


Lincoln:


1. Ordered the arrest of the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice when he didn't like his ruling.


2. Ordered the arrest and detainment without trial of his political opponents.


3. Nationalized the railroad and banking industries.


4. Censored the press and communications of the general public.


5. Deported Ohio Congressman Clement Vallandigham for not adhering to his political agenda.


6. Ordered federal troops to commit voter intimidation, sometimes threatening voters with imprisonment if they did not vote for Republican candidates.


7. Suspended Habeas Corpus


etc etc


FDR:


1. Japanese-American internment


2. Gold Confiscation Act


3. Suspended Habeas Corpus


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