It seems to me, sir, you're describing precisely the sort of dictator the Democrats have...
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John Usher:
It seems to me, sir, you're describing precisely the sort of dictator the Democrats have been howling about.
James Speed:
Dictators aren't susceptible to law.
John Usher:
Neither is he! He just said as much! Ignoring the courts? Twisting meanings? What reins him in from, from...
Abraham Lincoln:
Well, the people do that, I suppose. I signed the Emancipation Proclamation a year and half before my second election. I felt I was within my power to do it; however I also felt that I might be wrong about that; I knew the people would tell me. I gave 'em a year and half to think about it. And they re-elected me.
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Abraham Lincoln:
And come February the first, I intend to sign the Thirteenth Amendment.
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It seems to me sir you're describing
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precisely the sort of dictator
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the Democrats have been howling about
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Dictators aren't susceptible to law
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Neither is he He just said as much
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Ignoring the courts Twisting meanings
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What reins him in from From
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Well the people do that I suppose
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I signed the Emancipation Proclamation
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what a year and a half before my second election
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I felt I was within my power to do it
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however I also felt that I might be wrong about that
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I knew the people would tell me
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I gave them a year and a half to think about it
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and they re elected me
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And come February the first
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I intend to sign the 13th Amendment
Clip duration: 40 seconds
Views: 306
Timestamp in movie: 00h 30m 49s
Uploaded: 21 November, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, history
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.
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00:47 If the rebels surrendered next week
00:10 To which I always listen
00:44 Read it to me again
00:17 I appeal to my fellow Democrats
00:04 Looks like he ate a bad oyster
01:00 We have no need to investigate them
01:20 Some of us was in the Second Kansas Colored
00:20 The war will be over in a month
00:50 How the people love my husband
00:12 I could write shorter sermons
00:10 I wanted you to have a look at this prospectus here
00:16 Is out of order
00:10 We've made it possible for one another to do terrible...
00:52 Gentlemen you have a visitor
00:03 It opens
00:36 I have to do this and I will do it
00:15 No you're going to tell a story
00:12 No one has ever lived who knows better than you
00:08 See I'll be the only man over 15 and under 65
00:59 Woe unto you sir You will answer to me