lincoln fully believe, that if there are two nations in the middle of the north american continent, isan , first war t would not be the lat one. they said that the reason the united states had not been th driven by the wars that had afflicted europe for centuries was that there was a single a country. once it makes to countries in north america, they will go at it again and again, so this wars would not be the last. in the long run, even at 600,000 lives, this could be a bargain and human suffering. >> >> okay, questions from the audience. we will start over here. yes, sir?l st >> [inaudible question] >> is there a microphone he cana use?phon >> i'm sorry, sir. >> well, i don't know. >> ihe microphone working? >> yes, you. >> good deal. >> we are all talking here andwe we are wondering when you will get to the part about what we ge all believe down here in the southern part of the united states and how he was a drunk and a corrupt politician. you are contradicting much of that, it seemse like. did you come to different yo conclusions? >> i did. grant's reputation, he was arepn drunk and