On the recordAugust 21, 1858
When he invites any people, willing to have slavery, to establish it, he is blowing out the moral lights around us.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Lincoln argued against Stephen Douglas's popular sovereignty doctrine, asserting that allowing communities to choose slavery extinguished fundamental moral principles.
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