The Sorrowful Stalwart: Lincoln's Bronze Guardian, Jersey City's Eternal Elegy

On June 14, 1930, under the skillful hands of James Earle Fraser, this luminary was sculpted by the Lincoln Association of Jersey City. The pedestal of the statue showcases the engraving 'E. FRASER, SCULPTOR (© 1929)'. A nearby wall murmurs 'WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL'. One side chants 'THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH' while the other hushes 'LET US HAVE FAITH THAT RIGHT MAKES MIGHT AND IN THAT FAITH LET US TO THE END DARE TO DO OUR DUTY AS WE UNDERSTAND IT.' This statue serves as a tie between past and present, a tribute to a man who was both pioneer and paragon, standing as a grim spectacle, embodying a complex figure.

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