On the recordOctober 15, 1858
But no man can logically say it who does see a wrong in it; because no man can logically say he don't care whether a wrong is voted up or voted down....
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “But no man can logically say it who does see a wrong in it; because no man can logically say he don't care whether a…”
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Lincoln argued that no person who perceives slavery as a wrong can logically claim indifference to whether it is voted up or down.
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