Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently."
Emancipation Proclamation quotes
Emancipation Proclamation
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Malcolm X
Civil Rights Activist, Minister
"If the Emancipation Proclamation was authentic, you wouldn't have a race problem."
Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"And upon this act [Emancipation Proclamation]...I invoke...the gracious favor of Almighty God."
Kurt Vonnegut
Novelist, Satirist
"You know, the Emancipation Proclamation was like giving freedom to domestic animals."
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