Quote by Abraham Lincoln
A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has a

A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the unsolved ones. – Abraham Lincoln

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If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. – Abraham Lincoln

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I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. – Abraham Lincoln

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This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. – Theodore Roosevelt

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No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it. – Thomas Jefferson, letter, 1796

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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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A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. – Harry Truman

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