Abraham Lincoln actually said...

We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.

I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, do he...

It is fair that each man shall pay taxes in exact proportion to the value of his property; but if we should wait, before collecting a tax, t...