Speech in the Illinois Legislature Concerning the State Bank

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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.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Too big to fail Bailouts Socialism for the rich Capitalism

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Speech in the Illinois Legislature Concerning the State Bank

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech in the Illinois Legislature." 11 Jan. 1837, Vandalia, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech in the Illinois Legislature January 11, 1837." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.