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Chief Justice does not directly assert, but plainly assumes, as a…

Quote byAbraham Lincoln · 1809–1865

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech on the Dred Scott Decision (1857).

English (original)

Chief Justice does not directly assert, but plainly assumes, as a fact, that the public estimate of the black man is more favorable now than it was in the days of the Revolution. This assumption is a mistake

— Abraham Lincoln

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