"Corporate organization in American business and commerce was already well under way by the time Abraham Lincoln became president. But all the evidence from his pre-war lawyering days is that he had little objection to the rise of corporations. As a state legislator, he had strongly favored the creation of an Illinois state bank, as well as sponsoring the chartering of public/private corporations like the Illinois Central Railroad."

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Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Allen C. Guelzo

#President Quotes #Creation Quotes #Evidence Quotes

“Ooh, J, he's got ink too." "Just when i didn't think he could get any hotter...”
“But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by everybody at times, whatever be their education or state. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience; or give it a more fascinating name: call it hope.”
“I don't think I've gotten any smarter, but your reflexes slow down before you do something stupid when you're older.”
“Collecting has always been in my blood.”
“I thought being vegan was going to be some really horrible way of life that had no flavor.”

Source : "Meatless Monday — The Vegucation of Robin Quivers" by Ellen Kanner, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 28, 2013.
“But when alcohol comes in, start running. Because there's a demon there, and it goes back to her childhood.”

Source : "Love on the rocks". "Dateline" with Stone Phillips, www.nbcnews.com. February 6, 2004.
“I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world,”
“What we give to the poor for Christ's sake, is what we carry with us when we die.”

Source : Peter Maurin (2010). “Easy Essays”, p.123, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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