Abraham Lincoln

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."

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Source: Edgar Allan Poe (1980). “The Unknown Poe: An Anthology of Fugitive Writings”, p.4, City Lights Books

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, known for leading the nation through the Civil War and abolishing slavery.

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