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Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others Quotes by Abraham Lincoln: Context & Meanings

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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”

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The statement treats freedom as a principle that cannot be morally reserved for one group while denied to another.

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Letter dated April 6, 1859.