On the recordJanuary 27, 1837
We toiled not in the acquirement or the establishment of them; they are a legacy bequeathed to us by a once hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now lamented and departed race of ancestors.
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In his Lyceum Address, Lincoln reflects on the legacy of American institutions, emphasizing they were inherited, not earned by the current generation.
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