Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln–Douglas debates (1858)
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Let us then turn this Government back into the channel in which the framers of the Constitution originally placed it.
— Abraham on Federal government of the United States
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Let us then turn this Government back into the channel in which the framers of the Constitution originally placed it." in the context of "Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln–Douglas debates (1858)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Federal government of the United States" (L)
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About Abraham
Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern Avraham Tiberian ʼAḇrāhām, Arabic: إبراهيم, Ibrāhīm, ʼAbrəham), born Abram (c. 1900 BC?), is the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, Midianites and kindred peoples, according to the three Abrahamic religions.
About Abraham
Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern Avraham Tiberian ʼAḇrāhām, Arabic: إبراهيم, Ibrāhīm, ʼAbrəham), born Abram (c. 1900 BC?), is the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, Midianites and kindred peoples, according to the three Abrahamic religions.
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