2-piper, Nothing has divided the country as much as slavery, and Lincoln took the tragic but ultimately right position that the union should survive and slavery should not. Donald Trump takes second as a divisive force in American society.Compared to slavery he is a paltry figure, but he has passionate followers and a talent for creating the illusion that they are valued and will be rewarded. Hitler had the same gift-- build a legacy on resentment and humiliation, blame people of another color or religion. Hispanic immigrants are Trump's Jews. He can't incinerate them, but he can lock them up, separate them from their children, and blame them for our drug problems and violent crime. He can also hire them to staff his hotels and casinos. Who says America is not the country where anyone could rise to be President?

Bill Ferguson