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Every step in that direction would have a tendency to improve the revenues of the Government and diminish the burdens of the people.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Every step in that direction would have a tendency to improve the revenues of the Government and diminish the burdens of…”
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Lincoln argues that improving mineral resource development would benefit government revenues and reduce public burdens.
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