Abraham Lincoln: “In pointing out that more has been given you, you cannot be justified…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1858

In pointing out that more has been given you, you cannot be justified in taking away the little which has been given him.

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Republican · Illinois

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Arguing against the oppression of others, Lincoln states that having more advantages does not justify depriving anyone of what little they possess.

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Abraham Lincoln: “In pointing out that more has been given you, you cannot be justified in taking away the little which has been given…”