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If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. — Abraham Lincoln

Letter · Political speech

If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.

Abraham Lincoln
1864
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Topic
Slavery
Genre
Political speech
Medium
Letter
Time
1864
Person
Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln, Abraham. "To Albert G. Hodges, April 4, 1864." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.
Original citation
Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to Albert G. Hodges. 4 Apr. 1864.

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