If all men were just, there would still be some, though not so much, need of government.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government
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Lincoln, Abraham - Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government | WIST Quotations
If all men were just, there would still be some, though not so much, need of government. The date was assigned (arbitrarily?) to the fragment by Nicolay and Hay. The speech or lecture it was written for is not recorded.WIST Quotations
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