On the recordFebruary 27, 1860
You cannot destroy that judgment and feeling--that sentiment--by breaking up the political organization which rallies around it.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “You cannot destroy that judgment and feeling--that sentiment--by breaking up the political organization which rallies…”
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In his Cooper Union Address, Lincoln argues that the underlying moral sentiment against slavery cannot be eradicated by merely dismantling its political expression.
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