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So that's when he begins
to think about the fact that I don't have the
constitutional power to emancipate the slaves
in the Union as president, but maybe as Commander in Chief, I can emancipate the
slaves in the south as a military necessity
to think about the fact that I don't have the
constitutional power to emancipate the slaves
in the Union as president, but maybe as Commander in Chief, I can emancipate the
slaves in the south as a military necessity
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- So that's when he begins
to think about the fact that
00:00:03.021 --> 00:00:05.046
I don't have the
constitutional power
00:00:05.547 --> 00:00:08.581
to emancipate the slaves
in the Union as president,
00:00:08.675 --> 00:00:10.008
but maybe as Commander in Chief,
00:00:10.885 --> 00:00:12.802
I can emancipate the
slaves in the south
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as a military necessity.
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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.
