Famous Quotes | I have no purpose to introduce...
I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is a physical difference between the two, which, in my judgement, will probably for ever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect equality; and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I ... am in favour of the race to which I belong having the superior position.
- Abraham Lincoln
Attribution: Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president. speech, Aug. 21, 1858, Ottawa, Illinois. During his debates with Stephen A. Douglas for election to the Senate.
Categories: President, Race
