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Give us a man of God's own mould :Born to marshall his fellow-men; One whose fame is not bought and sold :At the stroke of a politician's pen. Give us the man of thousands ten, :Fit to do as well as to plan; Give us a rallying-cry, and then :Abraham Lincoln, give us a Man.
Give us a man of God's own mould :Born to marshall his fellow-men; One whose fame is not bought and sold :At the stroke of a politician's pen. Give us the man of thousands ten, :Fit to do as well as to plan; Give us a rallying-cry, and then :Abraham Lincoln, give us a Man.
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- E. C. Stedman (identity unresolved)
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 492 · quotation 17 · E. C. Stedman · Give us a Man
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