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Emancipation Quotes

You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently.

Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). “Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches”, p.188, Cambridge University Press

I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time.

"Khaled Hosseini, Kabul’s Splendid Son". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. May, 2009.