In a certain sense the liberation of slaves is the destruction of property—property acquired by descent or by purchase, the same as any other property.


Second State of the Union address (1862)

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

In a certain sense the liberation of slaves is the destruction of property—property acquired by descent or by purchase, the same as any other...

In a certain sense the liberation of slaves is the destruction of property—property acquired by descent or by purchase, the same as any other...

In a certain sense the liberation of slaves is the destruction of property—property acquired by descent or by purchase, the same as any other...

In a certain sense the liberation of slaves is the destruction of property—property acquired by descent or by purchase, the same as any other...