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No false tenderness, no casuistry of politics, must intrude to save it anywhere; for you cannot save Slavery anywhere without just to that extent saving the Rebellion.
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Editor's note · Context
He warns against political compromises that would allow slavery to persist alongside the fight against the Rebellion.
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