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The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. - Abraham Lincoln
" "The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
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Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Initially entering politics as a Whig, he became a member of the US congress from Illinois, and later the first Republican president, leading Union forces throughout the moral, constitutional, political and military crises of the American Civil War, during which he abolished slavery and strengthened the U.S. government.
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Honest Abe
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Abe Lincoln
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Uncle Abe
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A. Lincoln
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A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. "One generation passeth away and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever." It is of the first importance to duly consider and estimate this ever-enduring part.
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