The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, …

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The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2011). Lincoln on the Civil War: Selected Speeches, p.40, Penguin
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The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2011). Lincoln on the Civil War: Selected Speeches, p.40, Penguin

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