On the recordAugust 26, 1863
It will then have been proved that among freemen there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet, and that they who take such appeal are sure to lose their case and pay the cost.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “It will then have been proved that among freemen there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet, and…”
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In a letter discussing the war's implications, Lincoln asserts that the conflict will prove the futility of resorting to violence over democratic elections.
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