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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty. Therefore, we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new so we must act anew and think anew, and then we shall save our country.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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King quotes Lincoln to stress the need for innovative thinking in addressing current challenges.

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