On the recordJuly 4, 1861
The express plighting of faith by each and all of the original thirteen in the Articles of Confederation two years later, that the Union shall be perpetual, is most conclusive.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “The express plighting of faith by each and all of the original thirteen in the Articles of Confederation two years…”
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Addressing Congress, Lincoln cites the Articles of Confederation as definitive proof that the original thirteen states explicitly pledged to a perpetual Union.
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