Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.
(Letter to Theodore Canisius, 1859)
Abraham Lincoln
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Whatever you are, be a good one. I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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