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As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every Americ...more

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As I would not be a slave so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

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Democracy is the government of the people by the people for the people.

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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

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Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to...more

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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 re...more

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The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

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In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly...more

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that ...more

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We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that governm...more

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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you ...more

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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

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The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, ...more

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I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the very sternest necessity can ever justify it. A...more

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The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty;...more