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  1. A quotation from Abraham Lincoln

    The advice of a father to his son “Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but being in, bear it that the opposed may beware of thee,” is good, and yet not the best. Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention. Still less can he afford to take all the consequences, including the vitiating of his temper and loss of self control. Yield larger things to which you can show no more than equal right; and yield lesser ones, though clearly your own. Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite.

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
    Letter (1863-10-26) to J. M. Cutts

    More about this quote: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/2191…

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  2. A quotation from Lincoln

    In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God’s purpose is something different from the purpose of either party.

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
    Essay (1862-09-02?), “Meditation on the Divine Will” (frag.)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/5863…

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  3. A quotation from Lincoln

    I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, and making exceptions to it, where will it stop? If one man says it does not mean a negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man? If that declaration is not the truth, let us get the Statute book, in which we find it, and tear it out! Who is so bold as to do it? If it is not true let us tear it out!

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
    Speech (1858-07-10), Chicago, Illinois

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/7640…

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  4. #abrahamlincoln : of the people, by the people, for the people #BernieSanders anti #oligarchy #rally very successfull massive amounts of people show, despite his old age, grandpa fights for #democracy, go #bernie go

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  5. The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution required ratification by 27 of the then-36 states: on 6 December 1865, Georgia became the 27th State to ratify the Amendment which abolished slavery. Sadly, President Abraham Lincoln didn't get to witness this monumental event as he was assassinated on 15 April 1865 by John Wilkes Booth.
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