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History is not history unless it is the truth.

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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Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
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I say 'try' if we never try, we shall never succeed.
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I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the Declaration of Independence that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence, I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
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We cannot escape history.
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There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow.
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Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God, in his own good time, will give us the rightful result.
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We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
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As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.
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If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with but get books, sit down anywhere, and go to reading for yourself. That will make a lawyer of you quicker than any other way.
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Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in. That every man may receive at least a moderate education...appears to be an object of vital importance...
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