On the recordOctober 15, 1858
They also desire a policy that looks to a peaceful end of slavery some time, as being a wrong.
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In the final debate with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln articulated the Republican Party's long-term aspiration for the peaceful abolition of slavery.
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