Letter to H. L. Phillips
12/31/1863
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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...
There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one.
We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, do he...