ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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When people are asked to identify which president they feel had the greatest impact on our history, Lincoln's name consistently comes up. But why? Lincoln had little formal education and did not serve in public office but for brief periods prior to becoming president. In short, based on his backg ....
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.... quoted from a previous speech he had made: "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the United States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." He then warned that he did not recognize the secession from the union of the southern states: "...no State, upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the union...resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void...acts of violence ....
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