On the recordJuly 4, 1861
Our adversaries have adopted some declarations of independence in which, unlike the good old one penned by Jefferson, they omit the words, "all men are created equal." Why?
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Lincoln observed that the Confederate declarations of independence deliberately omitted the phrase "all men are created equal," contrasting it with Jefferson's original.
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