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At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
–Abraham Lincoln
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I like the quote. Where and how did you come upon it?
I do not remember when I first read Lincoln’s Address to the Young Men’s Lyceum, the speech that quote comes from. Probably, I was in my teens. It is a wonderful speech. I was recently reminded of it by a post on RedState.com as regards the current political situation.