ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl ɐdɹˈɛs, lˈɪŋkən sˈɛd ðˈæt, bɪkˈʌz hiː hˈoʊldz "sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹəvˈɪʒən tə nˈaʊ biː ɪmplˈaɪd kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl lˈɔː, aɪ hæv nˈoʊ ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən tʊ ɪts bˌiːɪŋ mˌeɪd ɛkspɹˈɛs ænd ɪɹᵻvˈɑːkəbəl".
On March 4, 1861, in his first inaugural address, Lincoln said that, because he holds "such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable".