On the recordAugust 27, 1858
If I should never be elected to any office, I trust I may go down with no stain of falsehood upon my reputation, notwithstanding the hard opinions Judge Douglas chooses to entertain of me.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “If I should never be elected to any office, I trust I may go down with no stain of falsehood upon my reputation…”
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During a debate, Lincoln expresses his desire to maintain a reputation free of falsehood, regardless of his political opponent's criticisms.
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