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PLS ANSWER!!!!

Lincoln in his Inaugural Speech says: "The Government will not assail 'you'. You can
have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors." Yet, after Ft. Sumter's attack,
he called for 75,000 volunteers to "put down" the rebellion.
Should he have done this? Why or why not?

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Answer:

Without being yourselves the aggressors

Step-by-step explanation:

You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government while I shall have the most solemn one to

preserve, protect, and defend it.

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