Abraham Lincoln actually said...

We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.

There may be mistakes made sometimes; and things may be done wrong, while the officers of the Government do all they can to prevent mistakes...

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, do he...

So long as I am President, it shall be carried on for the sole purpose of restoring the Union.