美国第十六任总统阿伯拉罕·林肯(1809——1865)是一位杰出的资产阶级政治家,是美国历史上可与“华盛顿齐名”的人物。其历史功绩早已为史学界公认。但是,对其在废除奴隶制这一问题的认识上,始终没有取得一致的见解。本人认为:林肯作为资产阶级政治家,当然要代表资产阶级的利益,其思想与社会活动难免有阶级局限性,但同时还应注意的是,当时的美国资产阶级正处在资本主义上升时期,是代表先进社会生产力的进步阶级,虽 The 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809-18), is an outstanding bourgeois statesman and a figure comparable to “Washington” in the history of the United States. Its historical merit has long been recognized by historians. However, no consensus has been reached on its understanding of the issue of the abolition of slavery. I think: As a bourgeois politician, Lincoln certainly must represent the interests of the bourgeoisie. There are inevitably class limitations in his thinking and social activities. At the same time, it should also be noted that at the time, the U.S. bourgeoisie was in a period of rising capitalism, It is a progressive class that represents the productive forces in advanced societies