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OPINION: Lincoln put the union above personal interest, and we should too

by EVAN KOCH/More Perfect Union
| February 14, 2024 1:00 AM

Abraham Lincoln, whose Feb. 12 birthday we honor nationwide, gave us some of America’s most famous speeches. Lincoln's eloquence resonates with us in this present time of peril to our democracy. We should honor Lincoln properly by heeding his message.

In one of his earliest speeches, Lincoln expressed his fervent belief that the law must hold sway over individual passions. 

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