\u201cWith malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation\u2019s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan<\/strong>, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.\u201d \u2013 Abraham Lincoln, Big Government Socialist<\/p><\/blockquote>\nYou do not send men and women into harm\u2019s way in a foolish war and then leave them hanging with the injuries\u2013physical, medical, and spiritual\u2013that result. You forego your salary before you let that happen. God sees, Mr. Senator. Those to whom much is given, much will be required.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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