Abraham Lincoln: “It does not lie in rounding the rough angles of the war, but in…”

On the recordJuly 28, 1862

It does not lie in rounding the rough angles of the war, but in removing the necessity for the war.

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Republican · Illinois

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In a letter discussing the war, Lincoln asserts that the true solution lies in eliminating the cause of conflict, not merely softening its effects.

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Abraham Lincoln: “It does not lie in rounding the rough angles of the war, but in removing the necessity for the war.”