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Admirable sentiment, but not factually correct. The 13th Amendment ending slavery passed out of the House and Senate while Lincoln was alive but wasn't ratified until 7 months after he died.

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The 13th Amendment ending slavery passed out of the House and Senate while Lincoln was alive but wasn't ratified until 7 months after he died.

True, but that amendment meant so much to Lincoln that he actually went to congress and signed the document along with the members which was legally meaningless since the President has no imput in the amendment process. But he felt that strongly about it.