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As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?

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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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