What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It i…

Abraham Lincoln
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What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and disciplined army...our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms... ✨ Lincoln on Democracy by Abraham Lincoln, G. S. Boritt, Fordham University Press, (p. 128), September 1, 2004.
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