Abraham Lincoln: “Such a decision is all that slavery now lacks of being alike lawful in…”

On the recordJune 17, 1858

Such a decision is all that slavery now lacks of being alike lawful in all the States.

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Republican · Illinois

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Lincoln states that only a Supreme Court decision is needed to make slavery lawful across all states, highlighting the immediate danger.

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Abraham Lincoln: “Such a decision is all that slavery now lacks of being alike lawful in all the States.”