I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitutio…

Abraham Lincoln
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I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2011). Lincoln on the Civil War: Selected Speeches, p.40, Penguin
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