Abraham Lincoln actually said...

all slaves of persons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the Government of the United States, or who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such persons and taking refuge within the lines of the army...shall be forever free of their servitude and not again held as slaves

09/22/1862

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