... evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated and protected only because of and so far as its actual presence among us makes that toleration and protection a necessity. Let all the guaranties those fathers gave it, not grudgingly, but fully and fairly maintained" (Gienapp, Right makes might). It was not that Lincoln wanted slavery preserved, he said he is ... ...

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