On Secession

We must settle this question now, whether in a free government, the minority have the right to break up the government whenever they choose.  If we fail, it will go far to prove the incapability of the people to govern themselves.
—    Abraham Lincoln, May 1861
[It seems that even after having fought the Civil War, we must still revisit this issue with Faux (FOX) News and Teabaggers.    —    kmab]
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