Abraham Lincoln — "The great mass of mankind are neither one thing nor the other. They are not very…"
The great mass of mankind are neither one thing nor the other. They are not very good, and they are not very bad.
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Attributed, but specific source is elusive. Reflects general observations.
Date: 1850s-1860s (approximate)
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