Lincoln said, "I will suffer death before I consent ... to any concession or compromise which looks like buying the privilege to take possession of this government to which we have a constitutional right".
lˈɪŋkən sˈɛd, "aɪ wɪl sˈʌfɚ dˈɛθ bᵻfˌoːɹ aɪ kənsˈɛnt ... tʊ ˌɛni kənsˈɛʃən ɔːɹ kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz wˌɪtʃ lˈʊks lˈaɪk bˈaɪɪŋ ðə pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ tə tˈeɪk pəzˈɛʃən ʌv ðɪs ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʊ wˌɪtʃ wiː hæv ɐ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɹˈaɪt".