[DiogenesLamp]

I think Lincoln's legacy is a consequence of the fact that he died. I think that had he lived, he would have been looked at far less favorably than as a Martyr.

I think John F. Kennedy also shares an unearned Legacy of Acclaim.

[DoodleDawg]

I think Lincoln's legacy is a consequence of the fact that he died.

Lincoln won the Civil War; that's legacy enough for a president. His second term would have been noteworthy by fights with the Radical Republicans but I think Lincoln could still have gotten a lot accomplished.