On the recordJuly 4, 1861
So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the government, and so to resist force employed for its destruction by force for its preservation.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the government, and so to resist force…”
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Addressing Congress, Lincoln explains the necessity of employing military force to preserve the Union against the rebellion.
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