Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well-wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others.
In an early address on the perpetuation of American institutions, Lincoln urged citizens to uphold the rule of law as a civic duty.
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