Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power. – Abraham Lincoln

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Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. – Abraham Lincoln

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Men who do things without being told draw the most wages. – Rodney Dangerfield

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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

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Bloody men are like bloody buses — you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear. – Wendy Cope

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I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office. – Thomas Jefferson

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As a relatively young woman – Im 33 – I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when Im elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week. – Lucy Powell

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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world…. There is nothing more unhealthy than this childish sorcery, behind all the dressing up and the presents… – Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007), Amérique, 1986, translated by Chris Tur

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Eggs cannot be unscrambled. – American Proverb

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Its wonderful that so many people want to contribute to fighting aids or malaria. But, if somebody isnt paying attention to the overall health system in the country, a whole lot of money can be wasted. – Paul Wolfowitz

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Health