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In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.
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"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth"

- Abraham Lincoln

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This quote by Abraham Lincoln speaks with the significance of flexibility as well as the effects of not securing it. He is saying that in granting flexibility to those that have actually been confined, we are additionally securing the liberty of those that are currently cost-free. He emphasizes that it is respectable to both provide liberty to those who have been denied it, as well as to maintain the freedom of those who already have it. He warns that if we do not act to secure flexibility, we will certainly lose the last best hope of planet. This quote speaks to the relevance of flexibility and also the demand to secure it, as it is the last best hope of earth. It is a suggestion that freedom is a right that needs to be safeguarded as well as safeguarded, which it is our duty to guarantee that all people have the right to flexibility.

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Abraham Lincoln This quote is written / told by Abraham Lincoln between February 12, 1809 and April 15, 1865. He was a famous President from USA. The author also have 114 other quotes.

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