Quote#Freedom
They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society which should…
Quote byAbraham Lincoln · 1809–1865
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lincoln–Douglas debates (1858), Seventh and Last Joint Debate with Steven Douglas, at Alton, Illinois (15 October 1858).
English (original)
They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society which should be familiar to all, constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even, though never perfectly attained, constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence, and augmenting the happiness and value of life to all people, of all colors, everywhere
— Abraham Lincoln
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