In a recent WorldNetDaily article, u201CExamining u2018Evidence’ of Lincoln’s Tyranny (April 23),u201D David Quackenbush accuses me of misreading several statements by the prominent historians Roy Basler and Mark Neely in my book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War. With regard to Basler, I quote him in Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings, as suggesting that on the issue of slavery, post 1854, Lincoln’s u201Cwords lacked effectiveness.u201D Quackenbush says he was not referring to Lincoln’s comments on slavery here, but other things. I read him differently. What Basler said was that, yes, … Continue reading Was Lincoln a Tyrant?