Re: Lincoln’s philosophy completes the work of the guns
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The Declaration of Independence became a tactical weapon for Lincoln as a means around the prejudice of the population. The population in general was prejudiced in favor of slavery and also prejudiced in favor of the Declaration of Independence. Lincoln attempted to convince them, in various round about ways, that for consistency sake they must abandon one prejudice or the other.
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Of course, Lincoln chose to abandon the Declaration of Independence. He only later chose to (partially) abandon slavery when it became politically expedient to do so.
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