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.

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"All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

- Abraham Lincoln

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

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"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

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"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed."

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"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

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"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."

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"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."

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"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

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"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."

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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

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