I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you …

Abraham Lincoln
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I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement I have the best of the bargain. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.218, Wildside Press LLC
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I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement I have the best of the bargain. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.218, Wildside Press LLC

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