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What caused lincoln to pause as he was about to sign the emancipation proclamation?

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Abraham Lincoln has explained that the pause he made when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation was not because he hesitated. He said that he "had never been more sure about anything". Instead, he said that he paused because his hand was shaking from exhaustion. 
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