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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to kn

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. – Abraham Lincoln

Other quotes by Abraham Lincoln

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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History
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Abraham Lincoln
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Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. – Abraham Lincoln

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Presidents Day
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Abraham Lincoln
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Ancestry, Ancestors
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Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Ancestry, Ancestors

Unworthy offspring brag the most about their worthy descendants. – Danish proverb

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Ancestry, Ancestors

They talk about their Pilgrim blood, their birthright high and holy! a mountain-stream that ends in mud thinks is melancholy. – James Russell Lowell

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Ancestry, Ancestors

Nothing is so soothing to our self esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us. – Van Wyck Brooks

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Ancestry, Ancestors

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I really believe Ive been a good person. Not perfect – forget about perfect – but just learning by what I was taught and living by my own values. I might have stepped on a few ants – and a few other things as well – but Ive never hurt anybody. – Kiri Te Kanawa

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We need beauty because it makes us ache to be worthy of it. – Mary Oliver

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If you do not agree with the prevalent point of view, be ready to explain why. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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