On the recordOctober 16, 1854
If the negro is a man, then my ancient faith teaches me that "all men are created equal," and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “If the negro is a man, then my ancient faith teaches me that "all men are created equal," and that there can be no moral…”
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Lincoln asserts that if Black people are human, his fundamental belief in the equality of all men dictates that slavery is morally indefensible.
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