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title: 'Lincoln Said: Save Food for World Relief'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/lincoln-said-save-food-for-world-relief-1918/
description: A portrait of Abraham Lincoln sits above an excerpt from his Second Inaugural Address, followed by a roundel reading 'America's food pledge 20 million
section: Collection
---

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# Lincoln Said: Save Food for World Relief

A portrait of Abraham Lincoln sits above an excerpt from his Second Inaugural Address, followed by a roundel reading 'America's food pledge 20 million tons' and the headline 'Save food for world relief.' The tell of testimonial is the quotation from a revered, long-dead president recruited to a food-conservation request. Only the roundel gives a concrete figure.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
LINCOLN said
"With malice toward none; with charity for all;......let us strive on to finish the work we are in;....to bind up the nation's wounds;....to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace."

[roundel] America's food pledge 20 million tons

Save food
for world relief

UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION
```

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