On the recordJuly 10, 1858
But I am doing no such thing as that; all that I am doing is refusing to obey it as a political rule.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “But I am doing no such thing as that; all that I am doing is refusing to obey it as a political rule.”
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In a debate, Lincoln clarifies his opposition to the Dred Scott decision, stating he refuses to accept it as a binding political rule rather than directly interfering with property.
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