I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am …

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I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.635, Library of America
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I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.635, Library of America

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