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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