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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
As i would not be a slave, so i would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.
I am not bound to win, but i am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but i am bound to live up to the light i have. I must stand with anybody that stands right — stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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