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Our strife pertains to ourselves--to the passing generations of men--and it can without convulsion be hushed forever with the passing of one generation.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Our strife pertains to ourselves--to the passing generations of men--and it can without convulsion be hushed forever…”
Editor's note · Context
Lincoln suggests that the ongoing strife can be resolved peacefully with the passage of time and generations.
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