I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.


Address to an Indiana Regiment [March 17,1865]

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly...

I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly...

I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly...

I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly...