On the recordJuly 4, 1861
The principle itself is one of disintegration, and upon which no government can stand.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “The principle itself is one of disintegration, and upon which no government can stand.”
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In his message to Congress at the start of the Civil War, Lincoln argued against the principle of secession as inherently destructive to any government.
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