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I am exceedingly anxious that this Union, the Constitution, and the liberties of the people shall be perpetuated in accordance with the original idea for which that struggle was made, and I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty, and of this, his almost chosen people, for perpetuating the object of that great struggle.Lincoln, Abraham
Source: President-elect ABRAHAM LINCOLN, address to the New Jersey Senate, February 21, 1861.The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, ed. Roy P. Basler, vol. 4, p. 236 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.
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