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people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will for ever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.
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which should be familiar to all,—constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even, though never perfectly attained, constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence, and augmenting the happiness and value of life to all people, of all colors, everywhere." He contrasted his support for the
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It is the eternal struggle between these two principles—right and wrong—throughout the world. ... It is the same spirit that says, "You work and toil and earn bread, and I'll eat it." No matter in what shape it comes, whether from the mouth of a king who seeks to bestride the people of his own nation
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decision because "it deprives the negro of the rights and privileges of citizenship." Lincoln responded that "the next Dred Scott decision" could allow slavery to spread into free states. Douglas accused
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2327:, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995, pp. 170–171.
2050:
https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/debate1.htm
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Locations in Illinois where Lincoln and Douglas debated.
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There is a Lincoln–Douglas Debate Museum in Charleston.
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1995:. Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1988.
858:
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
2704:. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 273–277, 282.
2732:
Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
2717:
Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
2702:
Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
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Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
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Commemorative statue on the site of the Ottawa debate
1632:
Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America
2547:, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995, p. 220.
2395:"How Lincoln Bested Douglas in Their Famous Debates"
2072:"How Lincoln Bested Douglas in Their Famous Debates"
2013:
Campaign of 1858: A Constitutive Rhetorical Analysis
993:
notes that prominent Bloomington, Illinois resident
2591:"Mr. Lincoln and Negro Equality. (Published 1860)"
2550:
2015:. Unpublished Dissertation Regent University 2005.
1868:, of Columbus. It published copies of the text in
1374:The Compromise of 1850 allowed the territories of
1219:denotes debates between Lincoln and Douglas while
27:Series of political debates in Illinois, US (1858)
2734:. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 305–306.
2719:. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 284–285.
51:Abraham Lincoln, photo by William March, May 1860
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2935:Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: Lincoln–Douglas Debates
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2414:"The Founding Fathers and the Election of 1864"
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832:were a series of seven debates in 1858 between
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1653:1859 United States Senate election in Illinois
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2898:Website of the Stephen A. Douglas Association
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2689:. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 285.
2565:Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 3
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2437:"Abraham Lincoln: From Pioneer to President"
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2393:Magazine, Smithsonian; Bordewich, Fergus M.
1648:1858 and 1859 United States Senate elections
987:Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
59:Stephen A. Douglas, photo by Vannerson, 1859
4276:Presidents of the United States and slavery
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1972:Popular Vote of State Assembly candidates
1954:Popular Vote of State Assembly candidates
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1406:territory north and west of the state of
879:of 1854. The candidates spoke in each of
3702:When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
3611:1860 United States presidential election
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2011:Giertz, John Bruce. The Lincoln–Douglas
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2639:"Abraham Lincoln on Preserving Liberty"
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3531:Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial
2836:The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
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1900:series of re-enactments of the debates
1394:. In return, the South got a stronger
3571:Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
3187:President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers
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1534:applies to blacks as well as whites.
1337:and replaced it with the doctrine of
1250:Speech at Chicago by Lincoln, July 10
788:President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers
3589:Republican National Convention, 1856
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1023:American Declaration of Independence
4261:1858 United States Senate elections
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2930:The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858
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956:'s nomination for president at the
169:16th President of the United States
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3939:Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State
2969:Lincoln Douglas Debate Transcripts
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1917:(Douglas) reenacting the debates.
1583:and Stephen Douglas were opposing
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554:End of slavery in British colonies
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4321:Origins of the American Civil War
3819:Association of Lincoln Presenters
3258:13th Amendment abolishing slavery
2980:(Bloomington, Illinois newspaper)
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3386:First inaugural address (1861)
3371:Lincoln–Douglas debates (1858)
3121:President of the United States
2641:. Abraham Lincoln Online. 2018
2619:. Home.nps.gov. April 10, 2015
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3551:Cottage at the Soldier's Home
3524:Little Pigeon Creek Community
3065:Lincoln–Douglas debate format
2912:Shapell Manuscript Foundation
2746:"The Lincoln–Douglas Debates"
2458:"Northwest territory usa map"
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4174:Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
3881:Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences
3876:Lincoln Trail State Memorial
3305:National Academy of Sciences
2472:"Northwest Ordinance (1787)"
2024:"n 1854, the passage of the
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662:Burning of Pennsylvania Hall
624:Secession of Southern states
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4266:Speeches by Abraham Lincoln
3809:Abraham Lincoln Association
3541:Lincoln-Berry General Store
3469:Political career, 1849–1861
3376:Cooper Union Address (1860)
3366:House Divided speech (1858)
3268:Department of the Northwest
2962:The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
2780:tribunedigital-baltimoresun
2665:The Lincoln–Douglas Debates
2311:"Jesse W. Fell (1808–1887)"
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1071:Abraham Lincoln and slavery
875:and its incarnation in the
657:Martyrdom of Elijah Lovejoy
501:End of Atlantic slave trade
143:Political career, 1849–1861
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2849:, No. 2, pp. 177–204.
2671:: F.A. Owen Publishing Co.
2235:Fruits of Manifest Destiny
1859:1860 presidential election
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2872:Good, Timothy S. (2007).
2750:www.lookingforlincoln.com
2730:Guelzo, Allen C. (2008).
2715:Guelzo, Allen C. (2008).
2700:Guelzo, Allen C. (2008).
2685:Guelzo, Allen C. (2008).
2562:Lincoln, Abraham (2001).
2052:. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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862:Illinois General Assembly
693:Oberlin–Wellington Rescue
668:American Slavery As It Is
210:Emancipation Proclamation
4090:Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III
3932:Abraham Lincoln: The Man
3514:Lincoln Boyhood Memorial
3231:Hampton Roads Conference
2853:Jaffa, Harry V. (2009).
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604:Caning of Charles Sumner
388:Assassination and legacy
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4331:Legal history of Kansas
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4084:William Wallace Lincoln
3566:Lincoln Pioneer Village
3381:Farewell Address (1861)
3290:Fanny McCullough letter
3221:West Virginia statehood
3211:Habeas Corpus suspended
3015:Lincoln–Douglas debates
2825:as Abraham Lincoln and
2543:Donald, David Herbert,
2357:Donald, David Herbert,
2323:Donald, David Herbert,
830:Lincoln–Douglas debates
609:Lincoln–Douglas debates
369:The Suicide's Soliloquy
148:Lincoln–Douglas debates
4311:Union County, Illinois
4286:Coles County, Illinois
3871:Lincoln Heritage Trail
3856:Lincoln Park (Chicago)
3755:Photographs of Lincoln
3695:O Captain! My Captain!
2663:Sparks, Edwin (1918).
1991:Braden, Waldo Warren.
1907:BBC Audiobooks America
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4126:Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
4102:Jessie Harlan Lincoln
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3959:Emancipation Memorial
3417:Early life and career
3351:Lyceum address (1838)
3335:Judicial appointments
3280:National Banking Acts
3275:Homestead Act of 1862
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2903:May 13, 2024, at the
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4004:Louisville, Kentucky
3740:Artifacts and relics
3604:National Union Party
3561:Lincoln Sitting Room
3361:"Lost Speech" (1856)
3356:Peoria speech (1854)
3192:War based income tax
2416:. Quod.lib.umich.edu
2399:Smithsonian Magazine
2250:. Quod.lib.umich.edu
2158:. . Washington, D.C.
2077:Smithsonian Magazine
2068:Bordewich, Fergus M.
1902:filmed on location.
1821:State Senate results
1754:Electoral vote
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1392:District of Columbia
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1038:House Divided Speech
1021:for saying that the
842:United States Senate
722:Commonwealth v. Aves
579:Nashville Convention
569:Mexican–American War
539:Nullification crisis
4296:Galesburg, Illinois
4158:(great-grandfather)
4114:Nancy Hanks Lincoln
4072:Robert Todd Lincoln
4034:U.S. Capitol statue
3984:Indianapolis relief
3861:Lincoln Park (D.C.)
3760:Cultural depictions
3664:Sic semper tyrannis
3645:Our American Cousin
3536:Lincoln's New Salem
3437:Boat lifting patent
3172:Second inauguration
3127:U.S. Representative
2876:. McFarland Press.
2597:. December 28, 1860
2292:Douglas, Stephen A.
2237:, 1847–1852, p. 163
2150:Douglas, Stephen A.
2123:Douglas, Stephen A.
2026:Kansas-Nebraska Act
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1369:Northwest Ordinance
1339:popular sovereignty
1327:Missouri Compromise
1323:Kansas–Nebraska Act
1257:by Douglas, July 16
1046:Dred Scott decision
1042:Missouri Compromise
983:Kansas–Nebraska Act
979:popular sovereignty
877:Kansas–Nebraska Act
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534:Missouri Compromise
524:Northwest Ordinance
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300:State of the Union
285:Inaugural speeches
4341:Stephen A. Douglas
4291:Freeport, Illinois
4144:Mary Lincoln Crume
4120:Sarah Bush Lincoln
4009:Newark, New Jersey
3946:Lincoln the Lawyer
3682:Lincoln catafalque
3621:1860 campaign song
3519:Lincoln State Park
3502:Lincoln Birthplace
3263:Dakota War of 1862
3155:First inauguration
3034:Stephen A. Douglas
2964:, August 22, 1993.
2595:The New York Times
2435:Tracey Gutierres.
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1847:John J. Crittenden
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1404:Louisiana Purchase
1396:Fugitive Slave Law
1365:Compromise of 1850
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2864:978-0-226-39118-2
2847:The Anchor Review
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1780:Percentage
1581:Roger Taney
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3712:Legacy and
3495:and places
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3142:Presidency
1980:References
1748:Republican
1743:Democratic
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1466:slave code
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3177:Civil War
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