Owe To My Angel Mother

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"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." – Abraham Lincoln 

Keep Cool

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"I promise you to 'keep cool' under all circumstances." – Abraham Lincoln

The Abstract Wrong of Slavery

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"You know I dislike slavery; and you fully admit the abstract wrong of it." – August 24, 1855 Letter to Joshua Speed by Abraham Lincoln

I Am a Believer in the People

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"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts." – Abraham Lincoln

Land of the Free

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"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth." -- Abraham Lincoln

America the Beautiful

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"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." - Abraham Lincoln