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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln



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Author Profession: President
Nationality: American
Born: February 12, 1809
Died: April 15, 1865

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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
Abraham Lincoln

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham Lincoln

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
Abraham Lincoln

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

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Words
Adversity, Character, Give, Him, Man, Men, Nearly, Power, Stand, Test, Want
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Adversity, Character, Give, Him, Man, Men, Nearly, Power, Stand, Test, Want
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