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brooklynite

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Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:20 AM Nov 2016

Abraham Lincoln....."The legitimate object of government, is..."

"The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves"

Donald Trump...."Lincoln got shot. I like Presidents who don't get shot, okay"?

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Abraham Lincoln....."The legitimate object of government, is..." (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2016 OP
The GOP ditched Abe a long time ago dalton99 Nov 2016 #1
they'd repeal the 13th amendment if they could -- government restriction on business, you know. unblock Nov 2016 #2
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