TimGolden
TimGolden
Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Abraham Lincoln (1863) vs Daniel Webster (1830) “let’s get ready to grumble”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address

“A government of the people, by the people and for the people”
- Abraham Lincoln (November 1863)

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It is, Sir, the people’s Constitution, the people’s government,
made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.
- Daniel Webster’s reply to Hayne (January 1830)

https://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/speeches/hayne-speech.html

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Q: Charlotte created her web to save ___________?

A: a pig

Q: G-D created God’s web to save ____________?

A: HIS people

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