The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequent…

Abraham Lincoln
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The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it. The picture was not made to conceal or destroy the apple, but to adorn and preserve it. The picture was made for the apple-not the apple for the picture. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.169, Wildside Press LLC
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