On the recordSeptember 15, 1858
There can be nothing in the words "support the Constitution," if you may run counter to it by refusing support to any right established under the Constitution.
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From a debate with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln argues that supporting the Constitution means upholding all rights established under it, even those one dislikes.
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