As you’re waiting in line to vote here are six quotes to consider: three from Republican Donald Trump, who wants to lead our bitterly divided country, and three from Republican Abraham Lincoln, who led the country the last time it was so bitterly divided.
Lincoln: “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
Trump: “Can’t you just shoot them (protesters)? Just shoot them in the legs or something?”
Lincoln: “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.”
Trump: “We have some very bad people; we have some sick people, radical-left lunatics. And it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by the National Guard—or, if really necessary, by the military.”
Lincoln: “We the people are the rightful masters of both the Congress and the courts – not to overthrow the Constitution – but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”
Trump: “If I don’t get elected … it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country.”