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When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the…

Quote byAbraham Lincoln · 1809–1865

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech at Peoria, Illinois (1854).

English (original)

When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin of slavery than we are, I acknowledge the fact.

— Abraham Lincoln

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