Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it, by being a slave himself.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)

Speech (1854-04-01), “Fragment on Slavery”
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This speech fragment was given this date by Nicolay and Hay, though alternatives have been suggested.