On the recordOctober 15, 1858
They are the two principles that have stood face to face from the beginning of time, and will ever continue to struggle.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “They are the two principles that have stood face to face from the beginning of time, and will ever continue to struggle.”
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Continuing his argument in the final debate with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln describes the two opposing principles as ancient and perpetual.
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