On the recordMarch 4, 1861
In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence; and there shall be none, unless it be forced upon the national authority.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence; and there shall be none, unless it be forced upon the national…”
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From his first inaugural as the secession crisis deepened, he expressed his hope for a peaceful resolution, stating that any violence would be initiated by those opposing federal authority.
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