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Such is man, and so must he be understood by those who would lead him, even to his own best interests.
Abraham Lincolnverified·Address before the Washingtonian Temperance Society, Springfield, Illinois·February 22, 1842
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If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.
Abraham Lincolnverified·Address before the Washingtonian Temperance Society, Springfield, Illinois·February 22, 1842
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The leading rule for a lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence.
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Resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.
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Free labour has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.
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Our cause, then, must be intrusted to, and conducted by, its own undoubted friends--those whose hands are free, whose hearts are in the work, who do care for the result.
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His duty is to administer the present Government as it came to his hands and to transmit it unimpaired by him to his successor.