I turn, then, and look to the American people and to that God who has …

Abraham Lincoln
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I turn, then, and look to the American people and to that God who has never forsaken them. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.205, Library of America
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I turn, then, and look to the American people and to that God who has never forsaken them. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.205, Library of America

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