I often disagree with Paul Craig Roberts, sometimes to the point of not being able to read to the end of an article he has written.
I believe the LINCOLN QUOTES in this article are worth the weight of the entire article.
They show CONCLUSIVELY that the so-called 'Civil War' (no, it wasn't, it was war against a sovereign nation called THE CONFEDERATION OF STATES.) was NOT ABOUT SLAVERY IN THE SLIGHTEST. It was all about forcing states to UNCONSTITUTIONALLY SUBMIT TO A CENTRAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
One that was pillaging the South through onerous levels of taxation.
The very same thing that is being done today.