The crossing of the river, the contest with the Hessians, the great hardships endured at that time,--all fixed themselves upon my memory more than any single Revolutionary event; and you all know, for you have all been boys, how those early impressions last longer than any others.
Addressing the New Jersey Senate, Lincoln reflects on the profound and lasting impression that the state's Revolutionary War history made on him as a boy.
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The question is, will it be wiser to take it as it is and help to improve it, or to reject and disperse it?
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