Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of confli…

Abraham Lincoln
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches, p.30, Cambridge University Press
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Terence Ball (2013). Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches, p.30, Cambridge University Press

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