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Mary Todd Lincoln:
You think I'm ignorant of what you're up to because you haven't discussed this scheme with me as you ought to have done? When have I ever been so easily bamboozled? I believe you when you insist that amending the Constitution and abolishing slavery will end this war. And since you're sending my son into the war, woe to you if you fail to pass the amendment
You think I'm ignorant of what you're up to because you haven't discussed this scheme with me as you ought to have done? When have I ever been so easily bamboozled? I believe you when you insist that amending the Constitution and abolishing slavery will end this war. And since you're sending my son into the war, woe to you if you fail to pass the amendment
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You think I'm ignorant of what you're up to
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because you haven't discussed
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this scheme with me as you ought to have done
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When have I ever been so easily bamboozled
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I believe you when you insist
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that amending the Constitution
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and abolishing slavery will end this war
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And since you are sending my son into the war
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woe unto you if you fail to pass the amendment
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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.
