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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be tru

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. – Abraham Lincoln

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