Which is why I hold the view I do on Lincoln. Even if Abraham Lincoln did do moral good by freeing 4 million people, the 600,000 people he killed, and anyone who got arrested under his habeus corpus suspensions, got screwed over. I think that's why I disagree so strongly with everyone else on Lincoln. To me, if you aren't in the government, you kill one person, you're a murderer, even if you've done all kinds of other good. But we don't view our leaders that way. I feel a moral disconnect there. But I guess as a utilitarian, you wouldn't.
I don't think, contrary to what some say, that we're disagreeing on the facts. I realize that Lincoln, while he was certainly racist, did prefer the freedom of the slaves, but utilitarianism led him to fight to preserve the Union. I realize the South fought to preserve their evil institution. I can't really defend the South. They were evil too. But from my ethics, Lincoln was still incredibly evil, hence why I hold the position I do.