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" To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary. "

Abraham Lincoln

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" That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one. "

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