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“Now, I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil, having due regard for its actual existence amongst us and the difficulties of getting rid of it in any satisfactory way, and to all the constitutional obligations which have been thrown about it; but, nevertheless, desire a policy that looks to the prevention of it as a wrong, and looks hopefully to the time when as a wrong it may come to an end.”

Book:The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln

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The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln

The book includes a vast array of Lincoln's personal and public documents, providing insight into his political career, his views on slavery, and his leadership during the Civil War. It is a scholarly compilation that serves as a primary source for understanding Lincoln's presidency and his impact on American history. more

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865. He was a pivotal leader during the American Civil War, dedicated to preserving the unity of the nation and the abolition of slavery. Lincoln is renowned for his noble character and exceptional leadership. more

“I think that one of the causes of these repeated failures is that our best and greatest men have greatly underestimated the size of this question (slavery). They have constantly brought forward small cures for great sores-plasters too small to cover the wound. That is one reason that all settlements have proved so temporary-so evanescent.”

Thinking Men Reason Causes Slavery Size Wounds Cures Temporary Settlement Underestimated Plasters Greatest Man Repeated Failure

Book:Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46

Source: Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46

“I did say, at Chicago, in my speech there, that I do wish to see the spread of slavery arrested and to see it placed where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction.”

Mind Courses Belief Wish Speech Ultimate Slavery Spread Chicago Extinction Arrested

Book:The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln: With a Portrait on Steel. To which is Added a Biographical Sketch of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin

Source: The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln: With a Portrait on Steel. To which is Added a Biographical Sketch of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin

“Do the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would, directly, or indirectly, interfere with their slaves, or with them, about their slaves? If they do, I wish to assure you, as once a friend, and still, I hope, not an enemy, that there is no cause for such fears.”

People Ifs Stills Wish Causes Enemy Republican Slavery Slave South Administration Civil War Interfere

Book:The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln

Source: The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln

“I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the free states, due to the Union of the states, and perhaps to liberty itself (paradox though it may seem) to let the slavery of the other states alone; while, on the other hand, I hold it to be equally clear, that we should never knowingly lend ourselves directly or indirectly, to prevent that slavery from dying a natural death--to find new places for it to live in, when it can no longer exist in the old.”