On the recordSeptember 13, 1862
I will also concede that emancipation would help us in Europe, and convince them that we are incited by something more than ambition.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I will also concede that emancipation would help us in Europe, and convince them that we are incited by something more…”
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Lincoln acknowledges that an emancipation proclamation would improve the Union's image in Europe, demonstrating a moral cause beyond mere ambition.
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