“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” - Abraham Lincoln

Oct 13, 2020 · 6:29 AM UTC

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I’m laughing at reading everybody’s responses and okay I get the irony. But I still think he would’ve said it because the larger point remains. Transformations created at the ballot box are more profound for a society in the long run than is the assassination of any one person.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Only if one votes with their brain instead of their heart.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Actual footage of Lincoln using the power of the ballot
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Forget his assassinations, do you think he voted the confederacy away?
Replying to @marwilliamson
What was the purpose of this tweet? Do you even understand why this isnt true?
Replying to @marwilliamson
Ironic that he's the one who said that.
Replying to @marwilliamson
He didn't happen to say that at the theatre, did he?