On the recordAugust 27, 1858
I do not ask for the vote of any one who supposes that I have secret purposes or pledges that I dare not speak out....
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I do not ask for the vote of any one who supposes that I have secret purposes or pledges that I dare not speak out....”
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In a debate, Lincoln challenges voters to support him only if they believe in his open and declared political intentions.
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