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But the time may come, probably will come, when public duty shall demand that it be closed and that in lieu more rigorous measures than heretofore shall be adopted.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “But the time may come, probably will come, when public duty shall demand that it be closed and that in lieu more…”
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Lincoln warns that there may come a time when more rigorous measures will be necessary to ensure public duty is met.
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