I shared a post on Facebook which said it was a quote from Lincoln. My son asked, “is that true?” and “where did he say it.” It is true and he said it in the Lincoln/Douglas Debate.
Lincoln’s 1860 Presidential Campaign
Although he lost the senatorial election to Douglas, Lincoln won national attention through the campaign and debates. A Search on Douglas debates provides a letter from Ohio politician, William Dennison Jr. to Illinois’s Lyman Trumbull requesting information on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, showing that Lincoln’s fame had spread beyond the borders of his home state.
As Lincoln’s popularity within the Republican Party grew, he was invited to address members of his party throughout the nation. In September 1859 Lincoln gave several speeches to Ohio Republicans, and on February 27, 1860, he spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. A Search on Ohio speech provides the notes Lincoln used for his 1859 engagements. The notes articulate Lincoln’s policy on slavery, and his positions on popular sovereignty and the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision.
“We must not disturb slavery in the states where it exists, because the Constitution, and the peace of the country both forbid us — We must not withhold an efficient fugitive slave law, because the constitution demands it —
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From “Abraham Lincoln, [September 16-17, 1859] (Notes for Speech in Kansas and Ohio),” Page 2.
I have not seen the movie that just came out. I wonder if that aspect of Lincoln is explored in it. My granddaughter said she had been told there were a lot of misstatements of facts in it. Maybe I will have to go see it just to brush up on my history.
The search also led me to this site http://constitution.org/cons/quotes01.txt It is a very interesting site with many notable quotes and it is surprising to see how relevant to today many of them are. Read it you should enjoy the quotes.
