The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason…

Abraham Lincoln
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The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.203, Library of America
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