User talk:Cuentas05

Where does the quote "for the people by the people" come from?

Ultimately from the preamble to the US Constitution, but the phrase itself is juxtaposed from the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address, where Lincoln was talking about the fate of government : "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth". I'm not American, and so only knew this speech by reputation - I once heard that it was only 272 words, but each one was weighed in gold - and on reading it agree whole heartedly.Adamm 23:43, 31 March 2007 (UTC)