"Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil." -Abraham Lincoln, The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume IV (Lincoln-Douglas Debates II) (1905) The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume IV (Lincoln-Douglas Debates II) (1905) by Abraham Lincoln was edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley and includes the last four of the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglas, candidates for the Illinois senate in 1858. There is also an index of all seven of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in this volume. Even though Douglas won the senate seat, Lincoln's arguments in the debates were later published in book form and led to Lincoln's defeat of Douglas in the 1860 presidential election. This thought-provoking text is integral to understanding the ideals of freedom in the United States and is a timeless addition to any personal library.