What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, wi…

Abraham Lincoln
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What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent. I say this is the leading principle - the sheet anchor of American republicanism. ✨ Speech, Peoria, Ill., 16 Oct. 1854
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What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent. I say this is the leading principle - the sheet anchor of American republicanism. ✨ Speech, Peoria, Ill., 16 Oct. 1854

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