On the recordJanuary 27, 1837
If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.”
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In his Lyceum Address, Lincoln emphasizes that if the United States is to be destroyed, it will be by its own hand.
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