It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should p…

Abraham Lincoln
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It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great and free government, which we have enjoyed all our lives. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). Lincoln on Democracy, p.328, Fordham Univ Press
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It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great and free government, which we have enjoyed all our lives. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). Lincoln on Democracy, p.328, Fordham Univ Press

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