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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Generation Government Next Philosophy Room School Will

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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: By The People Earth For The People Government People Perish Shall

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This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Belongs Constitutional Constitutional Right Country Exercise Existing Government Grow Inhabit Institutions Overthrow People Revolutionary Right Shall Weary Whenever Who

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If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the troubles will come to an end, and the question which now distracts the country will be settled just as surely as all other difficulties of like character which have originated in this government have been adjusted.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Adjusted American American People Been Both Both Sides Character Come Country Difficulties End Government Great Great American Just Keep Like Line Now Only Originated Other People Question Settled Sides Surely Temper Troubles Which Will

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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Allow Government Itself People Save Them Will

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Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Any Anywhere Being Believe Better Existing Form Government Having Hope Inclined Liberate Most New New One Off People Power Right Rise Sacred Shake Suits Them Up Valuable Which World

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In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Advance Affairs Against Am Aspect Blood Bloodshed Course Favor Force Forced Government May Necessity Need Present Say Shed Unless Use Used View War Will I Am

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I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Believe Cannot Endure Free Government Half Permanently Slave I Believe

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I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Admitting Arms Assist Bear Bearing Burdens Consequently Females Go Government Means Pay Privileges Right Sharing Suffrage Taxes Whites Who

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We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Birth By The People Dead Died Earth For The People Freedom God Government Here Highly Nation New People Perish Resolve Shall Vain

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