It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes.

Abraham Lincoln

Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

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Slavery American Civil War American politics

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Abraham Lincoln

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Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1865 1860s 19th century

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American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1865, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugral Address, March 4, 1865." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.

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Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.

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Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy

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John Stuart Mill
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Mill, John Stuart. Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1865, ch. 7.

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