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What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence?

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Abraham Lincoln
Age: 56 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1865
Died: April 15
16Th U.S. President
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The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society.
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I ... ran for Legislature [in 1832] ... and was beaten-the only time I have been beaten by the people.
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I always [or often] walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.
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