And just before that, he said,

“There is a physical difference between the two, which, in my judgment, will probably forever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I, as well as Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position.”

You may well believe that by not quoting the entirety of each of the seven debates, I misrepresented Lincoln’s position. The truth is, I didn’t allow enough space to include all the warts.