On the recordJuly 1, 1854
If A can prove, however conclusively, that he may of right enslave B, why may not B snatch the same argument and prove equally that he may enslave A?
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In a fragment questioning the justifications for slavery, Lincoln uses a rhetorical device to expose the arbitrary nature of claiming a right to enslave another.
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