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— Abraham Lincoln"You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently."
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I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken; and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
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Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay; and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future time.
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