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I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always hated it, but I have always been quiet about it until this new era of the introduction of the Nebraska Bill began.
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"I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always hated it, but I have always been quiet about it until this new era of the introduction of the Nebraska Bill began."
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I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always hated it, but I have always been quiet about it until this new era of the introduction of the Nebraska Bill began. — Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was a President from United States (1809–1865).

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Who said "I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been…"?
This quote is attributed to Abraham Lincoln, a President from United States.
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Abraham Lincoln lived from 1809 – 1865.