Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union speech, delivered in 1860, is a powerful argument against the notion that the Founding Fathers intended for slavery to expand in America. Lincoln's speech, which has been largely overlooked by history, presents a compelling case that the Founding Fathers were forward-thinking visionaries who attacked slavery as a moral wrong. Through his research and evidence, Lincoln demonstrates that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were designed to be great freedom documents and weapons against tyranny.
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