On the recordJuly 4, 1861
Such will be a great lesson of peace; teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take by a war; teaching all the folly of being the beginners of a war.
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From his first message to Congress during the special session, Lincoln explains the fundamental principle that electoral defeat should not lead to war.
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