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When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
Age: 56 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1865
Died: April 15
16Th U.S. President
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Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.
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In order to win a man to your cause, you must first reach his heart, the great high road to his reason.
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Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice.
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That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures and I have never spoken with intentional disrepect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.
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Writing is the great invention of the world.
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There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one. There is involved in this struggle the question whether your children and my children shall enjoy the privileges we have enjoyed.
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The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things
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I hold that while a man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.
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As a nation we began by declaring that all me are created equal. We now practically read it, all men are created equal except Negroes.
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We want, and must have, a national policy, as to slavery, which deals with it as being wrong.
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I take it that it is best for all to leave each man free to acquire property as fast as he can. Some will get wealthy. I dont believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich it would do more harm than good.
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A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.
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We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
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The Bible says somewhere that we are desperately selfish. I think we would have discovered that fact without the Bible.
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It's not me who can't keep a secret. It's the people I tell that can't.
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Always let your subordinates know that the honor will be all theirs if they succeed and the blame will be yours if they fail.
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Democracy is government of, by and for the people.
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All the armies of Europe combined could not by force make a track upon the Blue Ridge, or take a drink from the Ohio. If we are to be destroyed, we must do it ourselves.
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Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.
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The leading rule for a man of every calling is diligence never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
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