On the recordJuly 4, 1861
If they break from this, they can only do so against law and by revolution.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “If they break from this, they can only do so against law and by revolution.”
Editor's note · Context
Addressing the secession crisis, Lincoln argued that any attempt by states to leave the Union was an act of rebellion, not a legal right.
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