His secretary heard Lincoln authoritatively remind a caller on November 15 that “this government possesses both the authority and the power to maintain its own integrity.” Here was Jacksonian firmness to spare. “That, however, is not the ugly point of this matter,” Lincoln added grimly. “The ugly point is the necessity of keeping the government by force, as ours ought to be a government of fraternity.
-Harold Holzer
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