Lincoln's Dilemma (2022)
Marcus Aurelius 4 points 2 years ago.

“Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man’s nature — opposition to it is in his love of justice.
—-Abraham Lincoln, October 16, 1854 Speech in Peoria

“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, then nothing is wrong.”
—Abraham Lincoln, April 4, 1864

“This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
—Abraham Lincoln, April 6, 1859

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
—Abraham Lincoln