On the recordSeptember 17, 1859
We mean to be as deliberate and calm about it as it is possible to be, but as firm and resolved as it is possible for men to be.
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From a speech in Cincinnati, Lincoln outlines the Republican party's approach to the contentious issues of the day.
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