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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Papers: Lincoln-Authored Documents Document mal0769300

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Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, Draft of Opening Paragraph, [January 1861]

In compliance with a custom as old as the government, I appear before you to address you briefly, and, in your presence, to take the oath prescribed by the Constitution and laws to be taken by whomever enters upon assumes to perform the discharge duties of our national chief magistrate -

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Abraham Lincoln, Premier discours d'investiture, brouillon du paragraphe d'ouverture, [janvier 1861]

Conformément à une coutume aussi ancienne que le gouvernement, je parais devant vous afin de vous adresser brièvement la parole et, en votre présence, de prêter le serment que la Constitution et les lois prescrivent à quiconque entre en fonctions assume d'exercer l'acquittement des devoirs de notre magistrat suprême national.

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