With Malice Toward None
The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
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Lincoln Prepares for the Debates
William H. Herndon stated that his law partner created this commonplace book as a reference in preparation for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas. The clippings and notations found in the book are germane to the primary subject of the debates—slavery and popular sovereignty.