On the recordFebruary 22, 1861
I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.
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Addressing the crowd in Independence Hall, Lincoln asserts that every political conviction he holds originates from the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.
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