Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

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On Slavery [1]

I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing, that no man desires for himself.

March 22, 1864 A. LINCOLN

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Annotation

[1] ADS, CSmH. As first printed by Tracy (p. 239), this item was identified as having been written in an autograph album for a Sanitary Fair. It is no longer in an album, and the circumstances of its composition are unknown.

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