The passage appears in a letter from Lincoln to (Col.) William F. Elkins, Nov. 21, 1864.
How could Abraham Lincoln predict so much about our present state? Why aren't Republicans listening? I bet if he were alive today, and could watch anything like the Documentary "Iraq for Sale", he would openly weep for his lost nation. I also bet he would vote for Barack Obama!
http://iraqforsale.org/
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel. speech to Illinois legislature, Jan. 1837. See Vol. 1, p. 24 of Lincoln's Complete Works, ed. by Nicolay and Hay, 1905)
speech to Illinois legislature, Jan. 1837. See Vol. 1, p. 24 of Lincoln's Complete Works, ed. by Nicolay and Hay, 1905)
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