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Adlai Stevenson: And what a splendid commentary this upon our free institutions,--upon the sublime underlying principle of popular…

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And what a splendid commentary this upon our free institutions,--upon the sublime underlying principle of popular government!
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Adlai Stevenson

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This quote praises the principles of popular government as exemplified by Lincoln's life and career.

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