The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.
Abraham Lincoln
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- The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
- I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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- My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.