On the recordOctober 16, 1854
My faith in the proposition that each man should do precisely as he pleases with all which is exclusively his own, lies at the foundation of the sense of justice there is in me.
Source
gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “My faith in the proposition that each man should do precisely as he pleases with all which is exclusively his own, lies…”
Editor's note · Context
Lincoln articulates his fundamental belief in individual autonomy over one's own property as the basis of his sense of justice.
Share
More from Abraham Lincoln
Apr 11, 1865
Grant that he desires the elective franchise, will he not attain it sooner by saving the already advanced steps towards it, than by running backward over them?
Apr 11, 1865
As a general rule I abstain from reading the reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer.
Apr 11, 1865
If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
Apr 11, 1865
The question is, will it be wiser to take it as it is and help to improve it, or to reject and disperse it?
Other voices in this conversation
