On the recordAugust 24, 1855
It was conceived in violence, is maintained in violence, and is being executed in violence.
Source
gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “It was conceived in violence, is maintained in violence, and is being executed in violence.”
Editor's note · Context
In a letter to his friend Joshua Speed, Lincoln uses strong rhetoric to describe the Kansas-Nebraska Act as inherently violent in its origin, perpetuation, and implementation.
Share
More from Abraham Lincoln
Apr 10, 1865
I am considering, and shall not fail to act when satisfied that action will be proper.
Apr 11, 1865
Unlike a case of war between independent nations, there is no organized organ for us to treat with,--no one man has authority to give up the rebellion for any other man.
Apr 11, 1865
I believe that it is not only possible, but in fact easier, to do this without deciding or even considering whether these States have ever been out of the Union, than with it.
Other voices in this conversation
