Abraham Lincoln in: Tim Davidson The Essential Lincoln, Aquitaine Media Corp, 1 April 2009, p. 21
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The first – that in relation to wrongs, misdemeanors and non-performance of contracts. The other embraces all in which, in its nature, and without wrong requires combined action, as public roads and highways, public schools, charities, pauperism, orphanage, estates of the deceased, and the machinery of government itself.

— Abraham Lincoln on Pauperism

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The first – that in relation to wrongs, misdemeanors and non-performance of contracts. The other embraces all in which, in its nature, and without wrong requires combined action, as public roads and highways, public schools, charities, pauperism, orphanage, estates of the deceased, and the machinery of government itself." in the context of "Abraham Lincoln in: Tim Davidson The Essential Lincoln, Aquitaine Media Corp, 1 April 2009, p. 21" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abraham Lincoln

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer and politician, steered the United States through its most tumultuous period, the Civil War. His unwavering commitment to preserving the Union and abolishing slavery forever altered the course of American history and enshrined him as a champion of equality and justice.