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The question of limiting slavery excited the whole country, and one holding his views belonged in the centre of the struggle.
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This statement highlights the national significance of the slavery debate during the period.
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Let us agree to put contentions aside and complete our task.
As he lived, so he died, a strange, lonely, unhappy man, out of tune with the beautiful world in which he was permitted to exist upward of four score years.
And is it not needed when its taking helps us and hurts our enemy?
Public sentiment generally sustained the Administration in such action, but many persons, including conservative Republicans, frequently questioned the right or justice of such procedure.
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