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Annual reports exhibiting the condition of our agriculture, commerce, and manufactures would present a fund of information of great practical value to the country.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Lincoln suggests that annual reports on agriculture and commerce would be beneficial for the country.

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