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I'm reading (of all things) a self-help book and it discusses an incident where Lincoln pissed someone off and the victim challenged Lincoln to a duel in 1842.

"Lincoln was opposed to dueling, but he couldn't get out of it and save his honor...on the appointed day, he and Shields met on a sandbar in the Mississippi, prepared to fight to the death; but at the last minute, their seconds interrupted and stopped the duel."

Well, suppose the seconds don't interfere. Two possible outcomes:

1. Lincoln loses the duel and is killed.

2. Lincoln wins the duel...but is seen as a murderer. As long as he doesn't try to get into politics, he'll be fine :)
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