The Fate of Liberty —— Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties

----- 自由的命运：亚伯拉罕林肯和公民自由

ISBN: 9780195080322 出版年：1992 页码：297 Neely, Mark E Jr Oxford University Press

Only one president has ever suspended habeas corpus: the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln. This insightful account of civil liberties under Lincoln sheds new light on the controversy over the great president's record on domestic security. Far from Gore Vidal's "absolute dictator," Neely's portrait of Lincoln shows a leader prone to mercy, attempting to deal firmly and fairly with an unprecedented threat to national survival. This book offers an unusual look at the most critical moment in American history.