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... understand the Liberty men to have viewed annexation as a much greater evil than I ever did ; and I would like to convince you if I could , that they could have prevented it , without violation of principle , if they had chosen . I ...
... understand the Liberty men to have viewed annexation as a much greater evil than I ever did ; and I would like to convince you if I could , that they could have prevented it , without violation of principle , if they had chosen . I ...
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... understand to be the decision of the Supreme Court . I understand also that Judge Douglas adheres most firmly to that decision ; and the difficulty is , how is it possible for any power to exclude slavery from the territory unless in ...
... understand to be the decision of the Supreme Court . I understand also that Judge Douglas adheres most firmly to that decision ; and the difficulty is , how is it possible for any power to exclude slavery from the territory unless in ...
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... understand that because I do not want a Negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife . [ Cheers and laughter . ] My understanding is that I can just let her alone . I am now in my fiftieth year , and I certainly never ...
... understand that because I do not want a Negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife . [ Cheers and laughter . ] My understanding is that I can just let her alone . I am now in my fiftieth year , and I certainly never ...
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