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I do not deny the possibility that the people may err in an election but if they do, the true [cure] is in the next election, and not in the treachery of the person elected.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
Age: 56 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1865
Died: April 15
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We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.
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I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations and to no one of them, more than to yourself.
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Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity. Democracy will rise superior to the money power.
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