On the recordJuly 10, 1858
Let us discard all these things, and unite as one people throughout this land, until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Let us discard all these things, and unite as one people throughout this land, until we shall once more stand up…”
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Lincoln urged national unity and a renewed commitment to the foundational principle that all men are created equal.
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