Twenty millions of a moral people, politically dedicated to Liberty, are asking themselves whether their government shall be administered solely in the interest of three hundred and fifty thousand slave-holders." He did not believe that these millions would dissolve the Union in the interest of these thousands.
This quote underscores the moral dilemma faced by a majority of people regarding the interests of a small group of slaveholders versus the greater good.
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