On the recordFebruary 27, 1860
I do not mean to say we are bound to follow implicitly in whatever our fathers did.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I do not mean to say we are bound to follow implicitly in whatever our fathers did.”
Editor's note · Context
In his Cooper Union Address, Lincoln clarifies that while respecting the founders, their actions are not an absolute blueprint for future generations.
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