I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be those who desire it for themselves, and not for others.

Preserved the Union, ended slavery

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Letter to H.L. Pierce and others

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1859

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https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/pierce.htm

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