On the recordOctober 15, 1858
I say where is the philosophy or the statesmanship, based on the assumption that we are to quit talking about it, and that the public mind is all at once to cease being agitated by it?
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I say where is the philosophy or the statesmanship, based on the assumption that we are to quit talking about it, and…”
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In the final debate with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln questioned the wisdom of ignoring the issue of slavery, which deeply agitated the public.
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