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Lincoln Vs Davis Essay

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Abraham Lincoln vs. Jefferson Davis - Battle of the Speeches Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis both gave powerful speeches during the Civil War. Lincoln believed that it was important to keep the country together and end slavery. On the other hand, Davis believed that it was fair that the South left the Union and made slavery legal. These speeches show the different beliefs and sides of the war. In the First Inaugural Address, Lincoln stated no state should leave the Union, while Davis argued that states have a right to leave. Lincoln wanted the government as a whole, while Davis supported the South forming their own government. According to Jefferson Davis’ Inaugural Address of 1861, it states “Separation from the Union was a necessity,
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