Abraham Lincoln on his political agenda

I presume you all know who I am.  I am humble Abraham Lincoln.  I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the legislature.  My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.  I am in favor of a national bank... in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.

~ Abraham Lincoln, upon first running for public office, 1832

(as quoted by Tom DiLorenzo in The Real Lincoln, p. 54)