United StatesAbraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States and led the Union through the Civil War. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, backed the abolition of slavery and argued for government by popular consent.
In the 12 Axes register, Abraham Lincoln leans hardest on Isolationism – Globalism: Isolationism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Abraham Lincoln sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
Preserved the federal Union against secession
Representative Democracy
Defended elected, representative government
Centrist
Suspended habeas corpus yet upheld the Constitution
Non-Interventionist
Focused on domestic union, little foreign intervention
Military-Focused
Waged the Civil War to its end
Centrist
Ended slavery but once favored colonization
Economic Liberal
Backed free labor and private enterprise
Balanced
Supported railroads, land grants and national banking
Protectionist
Signed the protective Morrill Tariff
Spiritual
Invoked Providence, joined no church
Progressive
Emancipation and the Thirteenth Amendment
Technological
Promoted railroads, telegraph and patents
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Isolationism – Globalism
On Isolationism – Globalism, Abraham Lincoln is at Isolationism 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Abraham Lincoln is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: Alexander Gardner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
