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In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into parcels so that every poor man may have a home.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Am Cutting Every Far Favor Government Home Lands Man May Poor Poor Man Up Wild I Am

Keywords: Abandon


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We find ourselves under the government of a system of political institutions, conducing more essentially to the ends of civil and religious liberty, than any of which the history of former times tells us.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Any Civil Ends Essentially Find Former Government History Institutions Liberty More Ourselves Political Religious System Tells Than The History Of Times Us Which

Keywords: Abandon


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That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Away Been Establishment Experiment Felt Form Government Had Maintained Many Much Now Original Our Period Props Should Successful Support Through Undecided Understood Until Which Wondered

Keywords: Abandoned


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Concede that the new government of Louisiana is only to what it should be, as the egg is to the fowl; we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Concede Egg Government Louisiana New New Government Only Shall Should Smashing Sooner Than

Keywords: Abandoned


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All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.

~Adam Carolla

Topics: Army Decent Get Government Keep Manageable Out Rate Regulations Should Standing Taxes Way

Keywords: Ability


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Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Congressional Elections Government National Presidential Protect Right Should Voting

Keywords: Ability


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We should craft our laws to allow images of criminal suspects to be captured in public - but also to make sure that the government does not unduly infringe on the privacy rights of innocent citizens.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Allow Also Captured Citizens Craft Criminal Does Government Images Innocent Laws Make Our Privacy Public Rights Should Sure Suspects

Keywords: None


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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Bridges Cameras Concern Crime Doors Focused Front Government Homes However Just Keep Learn Major Makes More Near Our Particular Places Sense Square Terrorism Times Times Square Track Troubling Where Would

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When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed to investigate a crime. After a few days, if there has not been a report of a crime, they should be destroyed.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: After Been Crime Days Destroyed Few Government Images Investigate Kept Long May Needed Only People Places Public Reasonably Report Should Takes Video

Keywords: None


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The whole New Deal was in a sense just a series of public options, some more optional than others, that offered government as an alternative to the often-flawed private market.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Alternative Deal Government Just Market More New New Deal Offered Options Others Private Public Sense Series Some Than Whole

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