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To: central_va

Chattel slavery and abortion are both evils. Both were, or are, in operation in this country, under the color of “law.”

The analogy fits fine.


297 posted on 12/21/2015 5:10:30 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
The analogy fits fine.

You'll find a lot of people disagree with you, least of which was Abe Lincoln himself. But don't let that stop you from making ridiculous analogies....

Abe would have saved both "evil" slavery and the union if he could

I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

299 posted on 12/21/2015 5:25:19 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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