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Letter "A" » Abraham Lincoln Quotes
«Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.»
«If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act on them, then this shop may as well be closed for all other businesses. I have learned to do my best, and if the end result is good then I do not care for any criticism, but if the end result is not good, then even the praise of ten angels would not make the difference.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
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President)
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Keywords:
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For any,
let alone,
Let Me Alone,
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«I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong it's reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
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President)
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Keywords:
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Corporations,
corruption,
endeavor,
enthrone,
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enthrones,
era,
eras,
higher power,
high hand,
prejudices,
prolong,
prolongs,
reign,
reigning,
republic,
The Corporation,
The Republic
«Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
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President)
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Keywords:
assuring,
build,
built,
diligently,
example,
house,
House of,
letting down,
One House,
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safe,
thus,
violence
«I see a very dark cloud on America's horizon, and that cloud is coming from Rome»
«I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views»
«And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.»
«To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.»
«No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.»
«All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.»