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As he prepared for the second inaugural address
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Abraham Lincoln

As he prepared for thesecond inaugural address, he wanted to make clear toeverybody that...

As he prepared for the
second inaugural address, he wanted to make clear to
everybody that he, Lincoln, understood that the war had
been a war to free the slaves

Full Transcript

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- As he prepared for the second inaugural address,
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he wanted to make clear to everybody that he, Lincoln,
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understood that the war had been a war to free the slaves.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:13
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E01 - Wrong as we think slavery is, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- Wrong as we think slavery is,
S01 • E02 But Lincoln would have to persuade the cabinet, the army, - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
But Lincoln would have to persuade the cabinet, the army,
S01 • E03 And not just a war to save the Union. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
And not just a war to save the Union.
S01 • E01 But can we allow it to spread into the national territories - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
But can we allow it to spread into the national territories
S01 • E03 And he wanted to make sure that everybody understood - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
And he wanted to make sure that everybody understood
S01 • E02 - That on the first day of January - Abraham Lincoln 00:20
- That on the first day of January
S01 • E01 If our sense of duty forbids this, - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
If our sense of duty forbids this,
S01 • E01 Let us have faith that right makes might. - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
Let us have faith that right makes might.
S01 • E01 And in that faith, let us to the end, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
And in that faith, let us to the end,
S01 • E02 Now, I have made up my mind about this, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
Now, I have made up my mind about this,
S01 • E01 (audience cheers and applauds) - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
(audience cheers and applauds)
S01 • E03 Four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
Four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously
S01 • E03 Neither party, expected for the war, the magnitude - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
Neither party, expected for the war, the magnitude
S01 • E02 - Make this a war for abolition - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- Make this a war for abolition
S01 • E01 - After the Cooper Union speech, he was all over the media. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- After the Cooper Union speech, he was all over the media.
S01 • E01 If it had been on the internet today, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
If it had been on the internet today,
S01 • E01 - The next morning, every newspaper in New York City - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- The next morning, every newspaper in New York City
S01 • E02 - Well, good for you, Stanton, but the people won't be. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- Well, good for you, Stanton, but the people won't be.
S01 • E03 - And Douglas was there in the front row - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- And Douglas was there in the front row
S01 • E01 And it's reprinted in Detroit, in Washington, in Chicago, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
And it's reprinted in Detroit, in Washington, in Chicag...