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In 1848, a then unknown representative from Illionois named Abraham Lincoln blasted James K. Polk's recently concluded war with Mexico as unecessary adventurism (making him sort of the Ron Paul of his day). But what if Lincoln hadn't spoken out? Would he have remained in relative obscurity for the rest of his Senate career? And would the Republican Party have managed to survive without him later on?