On the recordOctober 16, 1854
It is common with you to join hands with the men you meet; but with the slave-dealer you avoid the ceremony,--instinctively shrinking from the snaky contact.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “It is common with you to join hands with the men you meet; but with the slave-dealer you avoid the…”
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In his Peoria speech, Lincoln illustrates the profound social revulsion felt towards slave-dealers, contrasting it with common social courtesies.
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