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The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
We say we are for the Union.
The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union. The world knows we do know how to save it. We -- even we here -- hold the power and bear the responsibility.
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.
We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope on earth. |