On the recordMarch 4, 1865
All dreaded it,--all sought to avert it.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “All dreaded it,--all sought to avert it.”
Editor's note · Context
In his Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln reflected on the widespread apprehension and efforts to prevent the Civil War four years prior.
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