On the recordApril 18, 1864
We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word, we do not all mean the same thing.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word, we do not all mean the same thing.”
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Speaking at a Sanitary Fair, Lincoln highlights the fundamental disagreement over the meaning of "liberty" despite universal declarations for it.
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