Almighty Quote by Abraham Lincoln

The Emancipation Proclamation is predicated upon the idea that the President may so annul the constitutions and laws of sovereign states, overthrow their domestic…

— Melville Fuller

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment…

— Salmon P. Chase

You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently.

— Abraham Lincoln

I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that 'while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify…

— Abraham Lincoln

Emancipation was a proclamation, but not a fact.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The Emancipation Proclamation...can remind us in 2013 of all the mistakes we never want to commit again but it can also motivate us to…

— Aberjhani

“To make our emancipation actual will require both our political mobilizations and our rational arguments; it will require our general strikes and our systematic…

— Martin Hägglund

The President then proceeded to read his Emancipation Proclamation, making remarks on the several parts as he went on, and showing that he had…

— Salmon P. Chase

“The old demands are gone and you—and the former slaves—are fre to do what God created you to do, not what everyone teels you…

— Lynn Austin

The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who is the…

— Oliver Wolcott

And I take this opportunity to declare, that... I will to my dying day oppose with all the powers and faculties God has given…

— James Otis

The Proclamation does not, indeed, mark out exactly the course I should myself prefer. But I am ready to take it just as it…

— Salmon P. Chase