On the recordMarch 4, 1861
No foresight can anticipate, nor any document of reasonable length contain, express provisions for all possible questions.
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In his first inaugural address, Lincoln stated that no legal document, regardless of its length, can foresee or explicitly address every potential question that may arise.
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