'let’s hope that we don’t have a new challenge on our hands'

Lincoln was prophetic in his fears for the safety of the Republic.

"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places
will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
The passage appears in a letter from Lincoln to (Col.) William F. Elkins, Nov. 21, 1864. source

via Neuroself written by Peter Freed, M.D.:

Eisenhower’s Ghost and Obama’s Brain

an brief excerpt:

"Now look, I’m as excited about the brain as anyone. Maybe moreso. Look – here’s the government record my own $800,000 NIMH grant to prove my bonafides. I’m looking forward to reading and writing and thinking about the research that comes out of BRAIN over the coming decades, and watching many of my friends get funding through this program.  But I also know that the Royal Society – and Eisenhower – were onto something...  

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