On the recordSeptember 13, 1862
I view this matter as a practical war-measure, to be decided on according to the advantages or disadvantages it may offer to the suppression of the rebellion.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I view this matter as a practical war-measure, to be decided on according to the advantages or disadvantages it may…”
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In a reply to a committee urging emancipation, Lincoln explains his pragmatic approach to the issue as a military strategy.
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