Abraham Lincoln: Biography
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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was very
important to the past history of our country. He helped to abolish slavery in
this country and kept the American Union from splitting apart during the Civil
War.
At 22, he moved to New Salem, Illinois. With his gift for swapping
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.... fundamentally incompatible.
In an 1858 speech, he said:
What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independance? It is not our
frowning battlements, our bristling sea coats, our army and our navy . . . Our
defense is in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all men, in all
lands everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of
despotism at your own doors. Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage
and you prepare your own limbs to wear them (W ....
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