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NUMBER:36114
QUOTATION:The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts.
ATTRIBUTION:Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president. First inaugural address, March 4, 1861.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
WORKS:Lincoln Collection.
 
 
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