Lincoln's unequal view of African Americans.

Abraham's concern was more focused towards conserving the Union because he wanted to keep whites in power. He said that he did not want African Americans to hold office or to have any power.
Lincoln did not view African Americans as equal in any way. When he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, it stated that all slaves were to be freed. This did nothing though, the south had already seceded.
Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union because he did not want other countries to look at us like we were dividable, and that we were easy to break apart. By keeping us together, it showed how strong the nation was, and what it was capable of.

My opinion on Thoreau's quote.

When Thoreau said, "that government is best which governs least" I think he meant that the government that gets least involved in the life of its people is the best one. If a government makes too many laws, then its people will be too controlled and might rebel. The government is better off if the people are pleased with the laws but they also have control over them so they are not free to do anything crazy. I do agree with his quote. If a government governs too much, then they won't be making their citizens happy about it.

Include everything.. For the sake of history...

Should countries leave pieces of their history out, especially that which is negative, when documenting these stories? Explain.

 Countries should not leave pieces of their history out. They should include everything that has happened even though they might be ashamed of it. Teaching children what is untrue will lead them to believe lies. If countries do not include a part of history in their documenting, then these countries are doing what is most wrong for their population of young kids. By this students will be unaware of their past, and from their country's mistakes. If they did know the truth about the past, they would have a whole different perspective about their country or other countries.

The lie commonly agreed upon..

"History is the lie commonly agreed upon." What did Voltaire mean by this quote?

By this quote Voltaire meant that history is taught to us wrong since we are infants. Our teachers lied to us. We are taught lies to hide what really DID happen in the event.  What we know as history, is not what actually had happened, it is what they wanted us to believe and perceive, as history is told in the WINNERS points of view. Since we are all taught the same lies since we are infants, then we all agree upon it, as we grew up believing these lies.