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Thaddeus Stevens: Ashley insists you're ensuring approval by dispensing patronage to otherwise undeserving Democrats.
Abraham Lincoln: I can't ensure a single damn thing if you scare the whole House silly with talk of land appropriations and revolutionary tribunals.
Thaddeus Stevens: When the war ends, I intend to push for full equality, the Negro vote, and much more. Congress shall mandate the seizure of every foot of Rebel land and every dollar of their property. We'll use their confiscated wealth to establish hundreds of thousands of free Negro farmers and, at their side, soldiers armed to occupy and transform the heritage of traitors. We'll build up a land down there of free men and free women and free children and freedom. The nation needs to know that we have such plans.
Abraham Lincoln: That's the untempered version of reconstruction. It is not - it's not quite exactly what I intend. But we shall oppose one another in the course of time. Now we're working together
Abraham Lincoln: I can't ensure a single damn thing if you scare the whole House silly with talk of land appropriations and revolutionary tribunals.
Thaddeus Stevens: When the war ends, I intend to push for full equality, the Negro vote, and much more. Congress shall mandate the seizure of every foot of Rebel land and every dollar of their property. We'll use their confiscated wealth to establish hundreds of thousands of free Negro farmers and, at their side, soldiers armed to occupy and transform the heritage of traitors. We'll build up a land down there of free men and free women and free children and freedom. The nation needs to know that we have such plans.
Abraham Lincoln: That's the untempered version of reconstruction. It is not - it's not quite exactly what I intend. But we shall oppose one another in the course of time. Now we're working together
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Ashley insists you're ensuring approval
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by dispensing patronage
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to otherwise undeserving Democrats
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I can't ensure a single damn thing
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if you scare the whole House silly
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with talk of land appropriations
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and revolutionary tribunals
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When the war ends I intend to
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push for full equality the Negro vote and much more
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Congress shall mandate the seizure
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of every foot of Rebel land
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and every dollar of their property
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We'll use their confiscated wealth
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to establish hundreds of thousands
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of free Negro farmers
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and at their side soldiers armed to occupy
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and transform the heritage of traitors
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We'll build up a land down there
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of free men and free women and free children and freedom
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The nation needs to know that we have such plans
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That's the untempered version of reconstruction
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CHUCKLING It is not
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It's not quite exactly what I intend
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But we shall oppose one another in the course of time
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Now we're working together and I'm asking you
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For patience I expect
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When the people disagree bringing them together
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Movie Summary
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
