"Fake Lincoln Quotes" in Thomas DiLorenzo, Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe (Crown Publishing Group: 2009), p. 31
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The money power preys upon the nation in times of peace, and it conspires against it in times of adversity. It's more despotic than monarchy. It's more insolent than autocracy. It's more selfish than bureaucracy. ... Corporations have been enthroned, and an era of corruption in high places will follow.

— Abraham Lincoln

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The money power preys upon the nation in times of peace, and it conspires against it in times of adversity. It's more despotic than monarchy. It's more insolent than autocracy. It's more selfish than bureaucracy. ... Corporations have been enthroned, and an era of corruption in high places will follow." in the context of ""Fake Lincoln Quotes" in Thomas DiLorenzo, Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe (Crown Publishing Group: 2009), p. 31" 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.