The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Vol-V by Abraham Lincoln

He called it Popular Sovereignty. What does that mean? It means the sovereignty of the people on their own affairs-in other words, the right to the people Did Judge Douglas invent this? Not quite The idea of ​​popular sovereignty was floating about several ages before the author of the Nebraska Bill was born-indeed, before Columbus set foot on this continent. In the year 1776 it took form in the noble words which you are interested in: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men were created equal,” etc. from this book