First, a shoutout to Abe, as they tried to cancel him once; Happy Birthday, President Lincoln!
I kept hearing this quote by democrats, but they’re getting it wrong. Please read the actual words to see where the finger of blame must be pointed at by those using it.
The quote, paraphrased from a longer one, ended with these words, ” If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide.”
BTW, when I was young, I recall not getting days off from school, but we celebrated Lincoln’s and Wahington’s birthdays in February. We didn’t have cake, ice cream, or anything else; it was just noted, and the teacher would have talked about each man.