At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some trans-Atlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us with a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined with a Bonaparte at their head and disposing of all the treasure of the earth, our own excepted, could not by force make a track on the Blue Ridge or take a drink from the Ohio in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us it must spring up from amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we ourselves must be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men, we must live through all times, or die by suicide.
- Abraham Lincoln
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I'm reminded yet again of the genius of Abraham Lincoln - not only in his ability to think clearly, but also to express his thoughts so elegantly.
I suspect that if Abraham Lincoln was a modern day politician, he would be a Democrat; the Democratic Party should hang a big picture of him at their next convention, and claim him as their own.
Posted by: uqbar | September 4, 2008 1:56 PM