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No, fellow-citizens, the more we yield to the demands of the south in order to save the Union, the more we may and must.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “No, fellow-citizens, the more we yield to the demands of the south in order to save the Union, the more we may and must.”
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Mann emphasizes the dangers of compromising principles for the sake of unity in the face of southern demands.
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