On the recordOctober 1, 1858
We insist on the policy that shall restrict it to its present limits.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “We insist on the policy that shall restrict it to its present limits.”
Editor's note · Context
In notes for speeches from October 1858, Lincoln articulates the Republican party's policy goal of confining slavery to its existing boundaries.
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