Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. – Abraham Lincoln

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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors. – Abraham Lincoln

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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth is the daughter of Time. – Abraham Lincoln

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I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. dont waste anytime thinking about future elections until weve done our jobs here. – Bob Riley

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Newt Gingrich is one of the brightest people in the Republican Party and hes always been a little unorthodox in his approach to politics, but thats what makes him Newt Gingrich. – Gary Bauer

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Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin. – Vladimir Lenin

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War is the ultimate tool of politics. – R. Buckminster Fuller

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