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Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Address

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Abraham Lincoln gave his first political announcement March 9th of 1832 introducing himself to his New Salem neighbors of Illinois Lincoln gave his powerful speech despite his age of 23 and introducing himself to the community and state. His ambition was to seek his first opportunity in Illinois as a General Assembly. His speech was announced to the people of Sangamo County. Though Lincoln lost the election competing in eighth of the other 13 candidates, he received a major notice for his presence and was very recognized. The quote was received in the last paragraph of his speech in which he says “Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition, I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed by my fellow men, by rendering myself

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