Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any… — Abraham Lincoln · Skopia

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Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling.

Abraham Lincoln

1860

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Abraham Lincoln. "Remarks at Springfield, Illinois, November 20, 1860." The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler. Vol. 4, Rutgers University Press, 1955.

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Lincoln, Abraham. Remarks in Illinois. 20 Nov. 1860, Springfield, IL, USA.

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