The Plainsman (1936)

Frank McGlynn Sr.: Abraham Lincoln

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• Schuyler Colfax : I have read an editorial in the "Terre Haute Express," written by Mr. John Soule, in which he says, "Go west young man."

  Abraham Lincoln : Well, there is room for all. Gentlemen, our land stretches from an eastern sea to a western sea. Surely, in that vast territory there is a place for men to live and work.

• Mary Todd Lincoln : Mr. Lincoln.

  Abraham Lincoln : Yes, Mary.

  Mary Todd Lincoln : We'll be late for the theater.

  Abraham Lincoln : Gentlemen, I promised to take Mrs. Lincoln to Ford's Theater tonight. We'll continue this tomorrow - for the frontier must be made safe!