I did so in language which I can not improve, and which, therefore, I beg to repeat: One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended.
Lincoln articulates the conflicting beliefs about slavery in the United States, emphasizing the divide between sections.
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