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Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?   Lincoln, Abraham

Source: President ABRAHAM LINCOLN, message to Congress in special session, July 4, 1861.The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, ed. Roy P. Basler, vol. 4, p. 426 . · This quote is tagged Uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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