On the recordOctober 16, 1854
Repeal the Missouri Compromise; repeal all compromises; repeal the Declaration of Independence; repeal all past history,--you still cannot repeal human nature.
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Speaking at Peoria, Lincoln asserts the futility of legislative acts in altering fundamental human nature and moral understanding.
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