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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
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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Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief.
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We trust, sir, that God is on our side. It is more important to know that we are on God's side.
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A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability.
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A fellow once came to me to ask for an appointment as a minister abroad. Finding he could not get that, he came down to some more modest position. Finally, he asked to be made a tide-waiter. When he saw he could not get that, he asked me for an old pair of trousers. It is sometimes well to be humble.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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