'House Divided' Speech at the Republican State Convention, Springfieldspeech · June 16, 1858DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
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First Inaugural Addressspeech · March 4, 1861DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
Letter to Horace Greeleyletter · August 22, 1862DirectVerified quotation — claim 01“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” — Abraham Lincoln
Letter to Joshua F. Speedletter · August 24, 1855DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.