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2023-02-22 22:01:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A85F927C9E2230CA97A16F2D42A0863AE8F865C26076FFD7493E49F75D5CC756
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Original Note:
The Lincoln quote is technically “real” but is taken wildly out of context, which distorts its meaning. Original here: https://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/24/archives/a-letter-from-president-lincoln-reply-to-horace-greeley-slavery-and.html The Lee quote is spurious, the single source being a reminiscence by Presbyterian pastor John Leyburn fourteen years after Lee's death (https://books.google.com/books?id=IFciAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA166&dq=interview#v=onepage&q=interview&f=false) More details: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lincoln-and-lees-views-on-slavery/
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