I intend no modification of my oft-expressed wish that all men everywh…

Abraham Lincoln
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I intend no modification of my oft-expressed wish that all men everywhere could be free. ✨ Letter to Horace Greeley, 22 August 1862
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I intend no modification of my oft-expressed wish that all men everywhere could be free. ✨ Letter to Horace Greeley, 22 August 1862

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