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What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Gives Itself Publicity Skunk

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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

Topics: Act Anew Case Difficulty High Inadequate Must New Occasion Our Past Piled Present Quiet Rise Stormy Think

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A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: After Attempt Both Day Falls Force Fruit He Him His Impatient Lap Length Man May Patiently Process Ripe Spoil Tree Wait Watches

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Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Ballots Bullets Peaceful Rightful

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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Always Concern God Greatest Our Right Side Sir Whether

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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Criticize He Heart Help Right Who

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With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Bind Charity Finish Firmness Gives God Let Us Malice Nation None Right See Strive Toward Up Us Work Wounds

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With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Day Did Die Fearful Laugh Me Night Should Strain

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Everybody likes a compliment.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Compliment Everybody Likes

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Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still cannot repeal human nature. It will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Abundance Cannot Compromise Compromises Continue Declaration Extension Heart His History Human Human Nature Independence Man Missouri Mouth Nature Out Past Repeal Slavery Speak Still Will Wrong You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 12th, 1809

Died: April 15th, 1865

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