Words of Lincoln: Including Several Hundred Opinions of His Life and Character by Eminent Persons of this and Other Lands |
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... slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather ... slavery in the different States . 66 They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power , under the ...
... slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather ... slavery in the different States . 66 They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power , under the ...
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... slavery in the State where it exists . I believe I have no law- ful right to do so , and I have no inclination do so . I agree with Judge Douglas : he [ the negro ] is not my equal in many respects - certainly not in color ; perhaps not ...
... slavery in the State where it exists . I believe I have no law- ful right to do so , and I have no inclination do so . I agree with Judge Douglas : he [ the negro ] is not my equal in many respects - certainly not in color ; perhaps not ...
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... slavery in the District of Columbia . " I do not stand pledged to the prohibition of the slave trade between the different States . " I am impliedly , if not expressly , pledged to a belief in the right and duty of Congress to prohibit ...
... slavery in the District of Columbia . " I do not stand pledged to the prohibition of the slave trade between the different States . " I am impliedly , if not expressly , pledged to a belief in the right and duty of Congress to prohibit ...
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CHAIR IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT WAS SHOT | 51 |
66 | 147 |
LINCOLN MONUMENT SPRINGFIELD ILL | 181 |
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