Abraham Lincoln Quote

Under the Dred Scott decision, "squatter sovereignty" squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding — like the mould at the foundry served through one blast and fell back into loose sand — helped to carry an election, and then was kicked to the winds.


The House Divided speech (1858)


Under the Dred Scott decision, squatter sovereignty squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding — like the mould at the...

Under the Dred Scott decision, squatter sovereignty squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding — like the mould at the...

Under the Dred Scott decision, squatter sovereignty squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding — like the mould at the...

Under the Dred Scott decision, squatter sovereignty squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding — like the mould at the...