Maybe Honest Abe was right after all about the better angels of our nature.

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By now the homespun log cabin is more likely to evoke the evil undead than Honest Abe.

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The movie shows not-always-Honest Abe driven by the morally impeccable goal of ending slavery but repeatedly taking questionable steps in the process.

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Before the movie, there was an extended-play ad for Lincoln the car brand, complete with a gauzy view of Honest Abe himself, stovepipe hat and all.

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His nuanced performance in Silver Linings Playbook helped him emerge as an Honest Abe actor, true to his Philly-area hometown, with a Georgetown education and enormous acting prowess.

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