I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matters which concern the whole nation; for that of each part doing just as they choose in all matters which concern no other part; and for each individual doing just as he chooses in all matters which concern nobody else.


Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45 (ed. Library of America, 1989) - ISBN: 9781598531206

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matters which concern the whole nation; for that of each part doing just as...

I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matters which concern the whole nation; for that of each part doing just as...

I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matters which concern the whole nation; for that of each part doing just as...

I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matters which concern the whole nation; for that of each part doing just as...