Abraham Lincoln — "Gold is good in its place; but living, breathing men and women are better than g…"
Gold is good in its place; but living, breathing men and women are better than gold.
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"It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great and free government, which we have inherited from our fathers."
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
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