On the recordMarch 4, 1861
I take the official oath to-day with no mental reservations, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules.
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On the day of his inauguration, Lincoln declares his commitment to upholding his oath without reservation or hypercritical interpretation of the law.
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