On the recordFebruary 27, 1860
If you would have the peace of the old times, readopt the precepts and policy of the old times.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “If you would have the peace of the old times, readopt the precepts and policy of the old times.”
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In his Cooper Union address, Lincoln urged his audience to return to the original principles and policies of the nation's founders to restore past tranquility.
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