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Abraham Lincoln

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln is saying that the men are requesting nothing more than fairness, without any extra demands. He promises to use his authority to ensure that they and everyone else receive that fairness.

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