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It is a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines or old laws, but to break up both and make new ones.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Both Break Break Up Go Laws Lines Make New New Ones Old Quality Revolutions Up

Keywords: Abandoned


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Among the friends of Union, there is great diversity of sentiment and of policy in regard to slavery and the African race among us.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: African Among Diversity Friends Great Policy Race Regard Sentiment Slavery Union Us

Keywords: Abandoned


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Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska, or other new territories, is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there. The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Best Concern Exclusive Free Go Homes Interested Made Matter May Nation Nebraska New Other People Shall Slavery Territories Them Use Want Whether White Who Whole

Keywords: Abandoned


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We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and we shall do what we can to have it overrule this.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Court Decision Decisions Know Made Often Own Scott Shall Think

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I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Become Cease Dissolved Divided Expect Fall House One Thing Other Thing Union Will

Keywords: Abandoned


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He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Cannot Consent Deny Deserve Freedom God He Just Long Must Others Retain Slave Themselves Those Who Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 12th, 1809

Died: April 15th, 1865

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