Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or sy…

Abraham Lincoln
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Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in. ✨ Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters.
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Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in. ✨ Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters.

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