On the recordMay 19, 1856
The masses were against it, but party necessity carried it; and it was passed through the lower house of Congress against the will of the people, for the same reason.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “The masses were against it, but party necessity carried it; and it was passed through the lower house of Congress…”
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Lincoln criticizes how party discipline in Congress overrode public sentiment regarding a legislative measure.
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