And so history repeats itself; and even as slavery has kept its course by craft, intimidation, and violence in the past, so it will persist, in my judgment, until met and dominated by the will of a people bent on its restriction.
Speaking in 1856, Lincoln asserts that slavery's aggressive nature will continue until confronted by a determined public will.
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I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others.
Unlike a case of war between independent nations, there is no organized organ for us to treat with,--no one man has authority to give up the rebellion for any other man.
I do the very best I know how--the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end.
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