He probably hastened the beginning of the Civil War and therefore saved many lives due to ending slavery earlier. It's hard to evaluate the morality of somethin

He probably hastened the beginning of the Civil War and therefore saved many lives due to ending slavery earlier. It's hard to evaluate the morality of something that had such a large effect. How many slaves would have died if they had been enslaved just a few more years? (And how many of those died anyway because being free wasn't easy either? Hard to say...)