Coolidge major goals as president was to cut taxes, reduce government spending, and to keep America from any foreign entanglements.
Yes, Lincoln was against slavery. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation to set the slaves free.
Heaven and Earth are ruthless;To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs. The Sage too is ruthless;To him the people are but as straw dogs.—Tao Te Ching(天地不仁,以万物为刍狗;圣人不仁,以百姓为刍狗。)
In fact, we Chinese seldom consider religion seriously. As we know that our life cannot fully depends on gods.