A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren, who will be attending the Lincoln Leadership Dinner at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn on Saturday, February 21st:
Hultgren: Lincoln Challenges Us to Rise to the “Great Tasks” Before Us
Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) today delivered a statement on the House floor praising President Abraham Lincoln on his birthday for his firm resolve in times of crisis.
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Following are Rep. Hultgren’s prepared remarks:
I rise today on the birthday of the man whose name is synonymous with my home state of Illinois—the Land of Lincoln.
It’s the time of year when we remember the great deeds of our presidents—their important actions in times of crisis.
President Lincoln knew crisis.
Generations note his firm resolve in the face of a “house divided against itself,” his faithfulness in serving a country when half of it was bent and betting on his failure, his growing faith in the “gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us.”
Our nation was on the verge of collapse, but he never wavered, he never tired, he never backed down from the challenge.
He challenges us to rise to the “great tasks” before us, and meet them head-on.
Definitely.
Lincoln the Great Charlatan who destroyed the Constitution, put journalists in prison for writing unpleasant truths, ditched the right of habeas corpus, etc., etc. …..and when he was no longer serviceable to his banker-masters, was promptly liquidated.