Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and thi…

Abraham Lincoln
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Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. ✨ Annual Message to Congress, 1 Dec. 1862
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