You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it…

Abraham Lincoln
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You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches, p.188, Cambridge University Press
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You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches, p.188, Cambridge University Press

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