On the recordJuly 12, 1862
Discarding punctilio and maxims adapted to more manageable times, and looking only to the unprecedentedly stern facts of our case, can you do better in any possible event?
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In an appeal to Border State representatives, Lincoln urges them to set aside conventional thinking and face the harsh realities of the Civil War.
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