Abraham Lincoln, private conversation (January 1862)
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The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom.
— Abraham on Freedom
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom." in the context of "Abraham Lincoln, private conversation (January 1862)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Freedom" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 294-96.)
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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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