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In a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he [the president] is the representative of the people. He is elected by them, as well as congress is. But can he, in the nature [of] things, know the wants of the people, as well as three hundred other men, coming from all the various localities of the nation? If so, where is the propriety of having a congress?   Lincoln, Abraham

Source: Representative ABRAHAM LINCOLN, remarks in the House, July 27, 1848.The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, ed. Roy P. Basler, vol. 1, p. 504 . · This quote is about 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.

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