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In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln declared that as president he would "have no lawful right" to interfere with the institution of slavery. When critics challenged the constitutional soundness of the act, Lincoln asserted that he was endowed "with the law of war in time of war."

Act of Justice Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation

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      Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9780813124636, 978-0813124636
      ISBN10: 0813124638

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      Book Synopsis
      In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln declared that as president he would "have no lawful right" to interfere with the institution of slavery. When critics challenged the constitutional soundness of the act, Lincoln asserted that he was endowed "with the law of war in time of war."

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