The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... United States , shall be then , thenceforward , and forever free ; and the Executive Government of the United States , including the military and naval authority thereof , will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons , and ...
... United States , shall be then , thenceforward , and forever free ; and the Executive Government of the United States , including the military and naval authority thereof , will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons , and ...
Page 156
... United States . " Now , therefore , I , Abraham Lincoln , President of the United States , by virtue of the power in me vested as commander - in - chief of the army and navy of the United States , in time of actual armed re- bellion ...
... United States . " Now , therefore , I , Abraham Lincoln , President of the United States , by virtue of the power in me vested as commander - in - chief of the army and navy of the United States , in time of actual armed re- bellion ...
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... United States . Precisely fifty years after they put their hands to the paper , it pleased Almighty God to take both from this stage of action . This was indeed an extraordinary and remarkable event in our history . Another President ...
... United States . Precisely fifty years after they put their hands to the paper , it pleased Almighty God to take both from this stage of action . This was indeed an extraordinary and remarkable event in our history . Another President ...
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