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In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth
Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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- Abraham Lincoln
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- Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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