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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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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. – Abraham Lincoln

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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. – Abraham Lincoln

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What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln

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He is one of those giant figures, of whom there are very few in history, who lose their nationality in death. – David Lloyd George

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Modern cynics and skeptics… see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. – John F. Kennedy

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Humble birth did not retard his genius, nor high place corrupt his soul. – Cass Gilbert

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