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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. – Abraham Lincoln

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When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, its best to let him run. – 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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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors. – Abraham Lincoln

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When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. – George Washington Carver

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The history of the world is the worlds court of justice. – Friedrich Schiller

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