On the recordMarch 4, 1861
Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments.”
Editor's note · Context
From his first inaugural as the secession crisis deepened, he argued that the inherent nature of national governments implies their perpetual existence.
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