I Have No Purpose, Directly Or Indirectly, To Interfere With The Institution Of Slavery In The States Where It Exists.

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I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to
interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists.
I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do
so.
-- Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, 1861

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