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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

This entry is part 20 of 56 in the series Inaugural Addresses

Fellow-Countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have [...]

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

This entry is part 19 of 56 in the series Inaugural Addresses

Fellow-Citizens of the United States: In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take in your presence the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States to be taken by the President before he enters on the execution of this office.” [...]

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