nov 21, 1864 - "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until the wealth is aggregated in few hands, and the republic destroyed." –Abraham Lincoln, November 21, 1864
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nov 21, 1864
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