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Bring me Longstreet's head on a platter and the war will be over
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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I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
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You have confidence in yourself, which is valuable, if not an indispensable quality.
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