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It also lists John A. Garfield in the House from 1862 until his election -- it is James A Garfield, not John. | It also lists John A. Garfield in the House from 1862 until his election -- it is James A Garfield, not John. | ||
β | It lists Abraham Lincoln (and the Republican Party of Lincoln's time in general) as right-leaning, even though it's widely accepted that the Republicans of that era (whose base was made up mostly of Northern abolitionists) were the more liberal party, and the Democrats (whose base was comprised in large part by Southern slave-owners) the more conservative. | + | It lists Abraham Lincoln (and the Republican Party of Lincoln's time in general) as right-leaning, even though it's widely accepted that the Republicans of that era (whose base was made up mostly of Northern abolitionists) were the more liberal party, and the Democrats (whose base was comprised in large part by Southern slave-owners) the more conservative. |
;Definition of Liberal | ;Definition of Liberal |