On the recordMay 19, 1856
One great trouble in the matter is, that slavery is an insidious and crafty power, and gains equally by open violence of the brutal as well as by sly management of the peaceful.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “One great trouble in the matter is, that slavery is an insidious and crafty power, and gains equally by open violence of…”
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Lincoln describes slavery as a cunning and pervasive force that advances its agenda through both overt aggression and subtle manipulation.
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