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that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth
Abraham Lincolnverified·Address at the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery·November 19, 1863
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For the fourth time the officer elected by the people and ordained by the Constitution to fill a vacancy so created is called to assume the Executive chair.
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You have summoned me in my weakness; you must sustain me by your strength.
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It is confidence in the men and women who administer the judicial system that is the true backbone of the rule of law.