They feared that Europe wanted to infringe and change the guidelines. <span />
The second last sentence of the first paragraph is the key message conveying Lincoln's view that war was forced for the protection of the nation.
"<span>Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish."</span>
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Historical documents are original documents that contain important historical information about a person, place, or event and can thus serve as primary sources as important ingredients of the historical methodology.
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