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> [If Lincoln's primary goal in the War was not the abolition of slavery but simply to preserve the Union, the question arises: Why did the Union need preserving? Or, more pointedly, why did the Southern states want to secede?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/if-lincoln-s-primary-goal-in-the-war-was-not-the-abolition-of-slavery/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

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## More by G. Edward Griffin

> [When governments claim to derive their authority from any source other than the governed, it always leads to the destruction of liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/when-governments-claim-to-derive-their-authority-from-any-source/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty -- or anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-timid-and-fearful-cannot-defend-liberty-or-anything-else/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [The jury had never been allowed to see any evidence that Laetrile actually worked. (Yes Virginia, they can bury medical breakthroughs in court this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-jury-had-never-been-allowed-to-see-any-evidence-that-laetrile/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [Secondly, as a result of this political favoritism, the FDA has become a primary factor in that formula whereby cartel-oriented companies in the food…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/secondly-as-a-result-of-this-political-favoritism-the-fda-has-become/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [To cover the fact that a central bank is merely a cartel which has been legalized, its proponents had to lay down a thick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/to-cover-the-fact-that-a-central-bank-is-merely-a-cartel-which-has/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [“PROPER ROLE OF THE STATE I believe that the proper role of the state is negative, not positive; defensive, not aggressive. It is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/proper-role-of-the-state-i-believe-that-the-proper-role-of-the-state/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [The information that follows is taken primarily...from government hearings and reports published from various Senate and House committees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-information-that-follows-is-taken-primarily-from-government/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [“The accepted version of history is that the Federal Reserve was created to stabilize our economy. One of the most widely-used textbooks on this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-accepted-version-of-history-is-that-the-federal-reserve-was/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [The nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-nation-s-first-experiment-with-the-income-tax-was-tried-at-this/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/error-is-better-than-apathy-error-can-be-corrected-in-time-to-change/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [There is simply no limitation on the realistic power of the U.N. over us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/there-is-simply-no-limitation-on-the-realistic-power-of-the-u-n-over/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [If Lincoln's primary goal in the War was not the abolition of slavery but simply to preserve the Union, the question arises: Why did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/if-lincoln-s-primary-goal-in-the-war-was-not-the-abolition-of-slavery/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [Whenever a partnership is formed, there has to be a benefit to the partners; otherwise, they don't form it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/whenever-a-partnership-is-formed-there-has-to-be-a-benefit-to-the/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [No one in America fully understands the constantly changing Internal Revenue Code. Agents of the IRS do not, judges do not, congressmen do not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/no-one-in-america-fully-understands-the-constantly-changing-internal/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

> [The European powers had been anxious to see the United States become embroiled in a civil war and eventually break into two smaller and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-european-powers-had-been-anxious-to-see-the-united-states-become/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

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