Abraham Lincoln actually said...

The Attorney-General is authorized and required to give to the attorneys and marshals of the United States such instructions and directions as he may find needful and convenient touching all such seizures, prosecutions, and condemnations.

Context

Executive Order—Concerning the Confiscation Act

11/12/1862

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