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Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation… — Abraham Lincoln

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Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came.

Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln · 1865
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American Civil WarAmerican politics
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Political speech
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Speech
Time
1865
Person
Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugral Address, March 4, 1865." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.
Original citation
Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1865, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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