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“ ”I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Initially entering politics as a Whig, he became a member of the US congress from Illinois, and later the first Republican president, leading Union forces throughout the moral, constitutional, political and military crises of the American Civil War, during which he abolished slavery and strengthened the U.S. government.
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Additional quotes by Abraham Lincoln
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
To secure to each labourer the whole product of his labour, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any good government.
To sin by silence when they should protest, makes cowards of men.