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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. – Abraham Lincoln

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Hypocrite: the man who murdered both his parents… pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan. – Abraham Lincoln

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Hypocrisy
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Abraham Lincoln
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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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Presidents Day
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Abraham Lincoln
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If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. – John le Carre

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Politics

Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I havent done or some place that Ive never been or dont even know. Its just gossip, rumors, egos, and politics. – Hilary Duff

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Politics

Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future. – Dick Morris

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Politics

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride! – William Blake

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Politics

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Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. – David Ogden Stiers

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Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make us see a thread which is not there. – E.H. Gombrich, Art and Illusion, 1960

Category:
Reality

Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference. – Marc Morial

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Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind. – Nastassja Kinski

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Peace