Abraham Lincoln - Cooper Union Speech - Macomb, IL - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

County of marker: McDonough County
Location of plaque: E. Carroll St. & W. Side Square, SW corner of courthouse, Macomb
Original speech date: October 26, 1858

Marker text:

ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Addressed the people of McDonough County on this spot
October 26, 1858.
"Let ups have faith that right makes might; and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

"We here highly resolve that this Nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth.

"With malice towards 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."

Address: McDonough County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL 61455 Website: [Web Link]

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