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Originally Posted by zm1283
This is not correct.
Lincoln wanted to keep slavery from spreading. He didn't have any qualms about slavery, so he did "believe" in it. He was willing to do whatever he needed to keep the Union together.
If you don't think the Civil War was about slavery, you didn't pay attention when they covered everything from about 1815 on during history class.
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Well where was it going to spread to? We only had so many states. Slavery was a constant source of consternation among the northern and southern states. It wasn't the reason the first shot was fired to start the Civil War.
Yes I took plenty of history in school, and didn't sleep through it. That's why I know what I'm talking about, and you don't.
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 08:46pm
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