Correct. This is LITERALLY from Lincoln's first inaugural address:
I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "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."
Correct. This is LITERALLY from Lincoln's first inaugural address:
> I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "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."
- S: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/1inaug.htm
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