On the recordJuly 12, 1862
If the war continues long, as it must if the object be not sooner attained, the institution in your States will be extinguished by mere friction and abrasion,--by the mere incidents of the war.
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Addressing Border State representatives, Lincoln predicts that if the Civil War continues, slavery in their states will inevitably be destroyed by the conflict itself.
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