“You think slavery is right and should be extended; while we think slavery is wrong and ought to be restricted. That I suppose is the rub. It certainly is the only substantial difference between us.”
About This Quote
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume IV, Letter to Alexander H. Stephens (December 22, 1860), p. 160. (Stephens was the future Confederate vice-president.)
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