Avoid Blisters

“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”

―Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S. President, in a reelection speech, 1864.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Editorial Comment: Vote.

 

 

 

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And there was light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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