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“I look forward to a time when each State shall be allowed to do as it pleases. If it chooses to keep slavery forever, it is not my business, but its own; if it chooses to abolish slavery, it is its own business—not mine.”
The position stated in the quote above reflects the views of .
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
Roger Taney
Stephen Douglas
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This reflects Douglas's doctrine of popular sovereignty — that each state (or territory) should decide for itself whether to allow slavery.
This reflects Douglas's doctrine of popular sovereignty — that each state (or territory) should decide for itself whether to allow slavery.
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