On the recordOctober 1, 1858
If you will examine the arguments that are made on it, you will find that every one carefully excludes the idea that there is anything wrong in slavery.
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In notes for speeches from October 1858, Lincoln observes that arguments made in favor of slavery consistently avoid acknowledging its inherent wrongness.
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