On the recordJuly 10, 1858
They are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving the people in all ages of the world.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “They are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving the people in all ages of the world.”
Editor's note · Context
Lincoln asserts that arguments for treating an "inferior race" with limited allowance are identical to those historically used by kings to justify enslaving their subjects.
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