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ated　emancipationoftheslaves.theslaveswerepropertythey　wereonthetaxbooksalongwithhorsesandcats,thevaluation　ofeachslavewrittennexttohisnameinthetaxaeors　books.andfailingtogetactiononcompeatedema

ncipation.　hetooktheonlyothercourse.asachiefexecutivehavingmore　powers,heiuedthepaperbywhichhedeclaredtheslavesto　befree,undermilitaryneceityintheend.nearlyfourbillion　dollarsworthofpropertywastakenawayfromthosewhowere　legalownersofit.propertyconfiscated,wipedoutasbytire　andturnedtoashes.athisitigationandexecutivedirection,chattelpropertyrecognizedinlawbooksforthreehundredyearswasexpropriated,seizedwithoutpayment.
   andhowdidlincolnsayhewouldliketoberemembered?somethingofitisinthispresentoccasion,theatmohereinthisroom.hisbelovedfriend,representativeowenlovejoyofprinceton,illinois.haddiedinmayof1864.andfriendswrotetolincoln,andherepliedthatthepreureofdutieskepthimfromjoiningthemintheeffortstowardamarblemonumenttolovejoythelastsentenceoflincoln''slettersaying:"lethimhavethemarblemonument,alongwiththewell-auredandthemoreenduringoneintheheartsofthosewholoveliberty
   uelfishlyforallmen."
   todaywhenyousayperhathatthewell-auredandthemostenduringmemorialtolincolnisinvisiblytheretoday,tomorrow,andforalong,longtimeyettocome.it''sthereintheheartsofloversoflibertythiscountryisalwayspayingprices,menandwomenwhounderstandthatwherethereisfreedom,thereisthosewhofought,toiledandsacrificed.thankyou.


   

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