Debates of Lincoln and Douglas: Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen a DouglasCarefully recorded by reporters in 1858, the debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln resulted in a win by Douglas in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In contrast to Douglas's Popular Sovereignty stance, Lincoln stated that the country could not survive as half-slave and half-free states. The Lincoln-Douglas debates drew the attention of the entire nation and set the stage for Lincoln's successful 1860 race for the United States Presidency. |
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... wrong . But can we , for that reason , run ahead , and infer that he will make any particular change , of which he , himself , has given no intimation ? Can we safely base our ac- tion upon any such vague inference ? Now , as ever , I ...
... wrong . But can we , for that reason , run ahead , and infer that he will make any particular change , of which he , himself , has given no intimation ? Can we safely base our ac- tion upon any such vague inference ? Now , as ever , I ...
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... wrong, whether it would be good or evil for them to adopt it ; and the right of free action, the right of free thought, the right of free judgment upon the question is dearer to every true American than any other under a free government ...
... wrong, whether it would be good or evil for them to adopt it ; and the right of free action, the right of free thought, the right of free judgment upon the question is dearer to every true American than any other under a free government ...
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... wrong, because it deprives the negro of the benefits of that clause of the Constitution which says that citizens of one State shall enjoy all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the several States ; in other words, he thinks it ...
... wrong, because it deprives the negro of the benefits of that clause of the Constitution which says that citizens of one State shall enjoy all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the several States ; in other words, he thinks it ...
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... wrong in the time that it was brought forward. It was wrong in the application to a Territory in regard to which the ques- tion had been settled ; it was brought forward at a time when nobody asked him ; it was tendered to the South ...
... wrong in the time that it was brought forward. It was wrong in the application to a Territory in regard to which the ques- tion had been settled ; it was brought forward at a time when nobody asked him ; it was tendered to the South ...
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... wrong. It is enough for my purpose to ask this crowd, when ever a Re- publican said anything against it ? They never said anything against it, but they have constantly spoken for it ; and whosoever will undertake to examine the platform ...
... wrong. It is enough for my purpose to ask this crowd, when ever a Re- publican said anything against it ? They never said anything against it, but they have constantly spoken for it ; and whosoever will undertake to examine the platform ...
Contents
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Speech of Mr Douglasat Chicago July 9 185816 | 66 |
Second Joint Debate at Freeport August 27 1858 | 83 |
Seventh and Last Joint Debate at Alton Oct 15 1858 | 93 |
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