The present is a time frame that is usually happening at the moment. For example, 1850 is the past, 2017 is the present, and 2037 is the future.
The answer to your question is Marbury v. Madison
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
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The principle of government that best applies to the quote is the principle of popular sovereignty.
In July 1854, Abraham Lincoln wrote some notes and thoughts about the functions and objects of the government. That is when he wrote the above ideas stated in the question. What Abraham Lincoln meant was that the government was responsible to support American citizens with the right kind of infrastructure such as roads and transportation, that could facilitate progress and prosperity in the United States.