On the recordAugust 24, 1855
As a nation, we began by declaring that all men are created equal.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “As a nation, we began by declaring that all men are created equal.”
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In a letter to his friend Joshua Speed, Lincoln reminds his correspondent of the foundational principle upon which the United States was established.
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