On the recordMarch 4, 1861
Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism.”
Editor's note · Context
In his first inaugural, Lincoln asserted that rejecting the principle of a restrained majority inevitably leads to anarchy or despotism.
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