What does a ruffian do to people?

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The most famous instance of this phrase is probably from Lincoln's address at Gettysburg.

The words of the people for the people by the people also known as the Gettysburg Address can be seen carved into the south interior wall of the Lincoln Memorial building.

Abraham Lincolm meant that he wanted everone to have equal rights becuse that was near the time of the constitution

"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. " is the last line of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See the link below.