I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Preserved the Union, ended slavery
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Preserved the Union, ended slavery
Attributed, often cited as a general principle.
c. 1860s
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