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" I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so. "
Complete Works - Page 316
by Abraham Lincoln - 1894
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Annual Register, Volume 111

Edmund Burke - History - 1870 - 712 pages
...probably have been very different. In his inaugural message in March 1861, President Lincoln said, " / have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." And in a letter written and published by him in the second year of the civil war, the same President...
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The Annual Register

Edmund Burke - History - 1864 - 776 pages
...public speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with full knowledge that I had made this and many similar...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 181

Literature - 1889 - 864 pages
...indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it now exists ; I believe that I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." In Motley's mind the matter is perfectly simple, and he can brook no wavering or weighing of arguments...
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The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln: With a Portrait on ...

David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 pages
...into his idea of perfect social and political equality with the negro, is hut a specious and fantastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horse-chestnut...so, and I have no inclination to do so. I have no pu'pose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is a physical...
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The American Crisis Considered

Charles Lempriere - United States - 1861 - 336 pages
...public speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that 'I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.' Those who nominated and elected me did so with a full knowledge that I had made this and many similar...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress. Repr. . 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1861 - 580 pages
...published speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that > ' I have no purpose, directly or indirectly,...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." Those who nominated and elected me did so with full knowledge that I had made this and many similar...
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The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern ..., Volume 2

Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 586 pages
...published speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that ' I have no purpose, directly or indirectly,...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.' Those who nominated and elected me did so with a full knowledge that I had made this and many similar...
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Meliora, Volumes 3-4

Social sciences - 1861 - 774 pages
...movement had fully set in, and its subsequent reiteration by President Lincoln in his inaugural address. ' I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so,' said Mr. Lincoln, in a speech delivered before his inauguration ; and ' I now reiterate these sentiments,...
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The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].

James Spence - Secession - 1861 - 398 pages
...inaugural address affords an exposition of the policy of the new government. It contains these words : " I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me did so with a full knowledge that I had made this, and many similar...
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Das Staatsarchiv, Volume 1

History, Modern - 1861 - 456 pages
...speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that " 1 have no purpose , directly or indirectly , to interfere...right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." Those who nominated and elected me did so with full knowledge that 1 had made this, and many . similar...
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