On the recordApril 4, 1864
Was it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution?
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In a letter justifying his wartime measures, Lincoln poses a rhetorical question about the relationship between national survival and constitutional preservation.
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