On the recordAugust 17, 1864
We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.
Address to the 164th Ohio Regiment
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