Abraham Lincoln: As I would not be a slave , so I would not be a master . This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this

As I would not be a slave , so I would not be a master . This expresses my idea — Abraham Lincoln

As I would not be a slave , so I would not be a master . This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.

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