Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming co

I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day. – Abraham Lincoln

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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. – Abraham Lincoln

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At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. – Abraham Lincoln

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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia

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George Washington is one of the beacons placed at intervals along the highroad of history. – Orestes Ferrara

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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. – Thomas Jefferson

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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. – Thomas Jefferson

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