Quotes from Tour of Richmond — Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865 United States
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Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.
Tour of Richmond (1865)
God created all men free, giving to each the same rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Tour of Richmond (1865)
They will never shoulder a musket again in anger, and if Grant is wise, he will leave them their guns to shoot crows with and their horses to plow with. It would do no harm.
Tour of Richmond (1865)
No, leave it as a monument.
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My poor friends, you are free, free as air. You can cast off the name of slave and trample upon it; it will come to you no more. Liberty is your birthright. God gave it to you as He gave it to others, and it is a sin that you have been deprived of it for so many years.
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In reference to you, colored people, let me say God has made you free. Although you have been deprived of your God-given rights by your so-called masters, you are now as free as I am, and if those that claim to be your superiors do not know that you are free, take the sword and bayonet and teach them that you are; for God created all men free, giving to each the same rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Tour of Richmond (1865)