Lincoln's comment on signing the Proclamation was: "I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right, than I do in signing this paper.
lˈɪŋkənz kˈɑːmɛnt ˌɔn sˈaɪnɪŋ ðə pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən wʌz: "aɪ nˈɛvɚ, ɪn maɪ lˈaɪf, fˈɛlt mˈoːɹ sˈɜːʔn̩ ðæt aɪ wʌz dˌuːɪŋ ɹˈaɪt, ðɐn aɪ dˈuː ɪn sˈaɪnɪŋ ðɪs pˈeɪpɚ.