Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes a

I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him. – Abraham Lincoln

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In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. – Abraham Lincoln

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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. – Abraham Lincoln

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I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day. – Abraham Lincoln

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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. – Dwight D. Eisenhower, first inaugural address, 20 January 1953

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Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. – Thomas Jefferson

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I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. – Indira Gandhi

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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. – Calvin Coolidge

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