On the recordFebruary 12, 1861
I speak of that assumed primary right of a State to rule all which is less than itself, and ruin all which is larger than itself.
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Speaking to the Indiana legislature, Lincoln defines and critiques the extreme interpretation of states' rights that he believes threatens the integrity of the nation.
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