"„Könnte ich die Union retten, ohne auch nur einen Sklaven zu befreien, so würde ich es tun; könnte ich sie retten, indem ich alle Sklaven befreite, so würde ich es tun; und könnte ich die Union retten, indem ich einige Sklaven befreite und andere nicht, so würde ich auch das tun.“"
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in einem Brief an Horace Greeley vom 22. August 1862. Zitiert von Berthold Seewald Wie Abraham Lincoln die Sklavenhalter provozierte. Welt Online, 5. November 2010.
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1809 – 1865
Präsident der USA (1861-1865)
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