One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be …

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One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches, p.121, Cambridge University Press
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One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches, p.121, Cambridge University Press

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