This man gave the Cooper Union speech and also stated that "I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" in his "House Divided" speech.
In one speech before Congress, this man said he was not at the Battle of Stillman's Run, but did have a "good many bloody struggles with the mosquitoes." In another speech, he said "Let us have faith that right makes might." This man denounced "that attractive rainbow" of the war against Mexico and asked for proof of Mexican belligerence in the Spot Resolutions. He used a Farmers' Almanac showing the position of a moon while defending "Duff" Armstrong in a murder trial. This man gave the Cooper Union speech and also stated that "I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" in his "House Divided" speech. For 10 points, name this man who staged an 1858 series of debates with Stephen Douglas before winning the presidency two years later.
In one speech before Congress, this man said he was not at the Battle of Stillman's Run, but did have a "good many bloody struggles with the mosquitoes.
Abraham Lincoln