"I trust I understand and truly estimate the right of self-government. My faith in the proposition that each man should do precisely as he pleases with all which is exclusively his own lies at the foundation of the sense of justice there is in me. I extend the principle to communities of men as well as to individuals." Those are the words he used.
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Lincoln described self-government as "government of the people, by the people, for the people" in his Gettysburg Address. He believed that power should ultimately reside with the citizens, who have the right to participate in the decision-making process and shape their own destiny through democratic means.
No, there is no sufficient evidence that Benjamin Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln were related.
Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln , had four sons. Robert Todd Lincoln, the oldest, was the only son to survive into adulthood.Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 - July 26, 1926)Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln (March 10, 1846 - February 1, 1850)William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (December 21, 1850 - February 20, 1862)Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (April 4, 1853 - July 15, 1871)
Abraham Lincoln had four children: Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln, and Thomas "Tad" Lincoln.