Abraham Lincoln Quotes:
Ocupation: 16th U.S. President
Life: February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865
Birthday: February 12
Death: April 15
And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
source: Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx (2011). “An Unfinished Revolution: Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln”, p.116, Verso Books
topic: Military, War, Government, Proclamation, Abolitionist, Emancipation Proclamation, Abolition Of Slavery, Naval
