On the record
I desire him to answer whether he is opposed to acquisition of any more territory unless slavery is prohibited therein.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “I desire him to answer whether he is opposed to acquisition of any more territory unless slavery is prohibited therein.”
Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Stevenson presses for a politician's position on territorial expansion and slavery, reflecting the moral and political dilemmas of the era.
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