On the recordMarch 4, 1861
One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended.
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In his first inaugural address, Lincoln starkly outlined the fundamental disagreement between the North and South regarding the morality and extension of slavery.
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