| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 36134 |
| QUOTATION: | To give the victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Abraham Lincoln (18091865), U.S. president. Fragment of a speech, c. May 18, 1858. Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, vol. 2, p. 454, Rutgers University Press (1953, 1990). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Lincoln Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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