On the recordNovember 18, 1863
You may fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
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presidency.ucsb.eduYou may fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
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Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do issue this my proclamation, as required by said act, ordering and requiting all deserters to return to their proper posts;
If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.