Lincoln's Argument Against Slavery

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The idea of slavery often reminded Lincoln of his childhood. As a kid, he was subjected to the patriarchal relationship between a father and son. Whatever labor Lincoln had done, he was obligated to give all fruits of it to his father. This was the fundamental concept of slavery so Lincoln naturally grew a disdain for it. Also, Lincoln had a deep reverence for the Founding Fathers and the documents they wrote up. To him, the country had to be upheld to the high standards that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution set. Lincoln interpreted the document as clearly anti slavery. Slavery was never mentioned because the Founding Fathers knew it was an evil that would taint the integrity of the documents. Also, he believed that they

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