I shall do nothing in malice. What I deal with is too vast for malicious dealing.

Abraham Lincoln

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In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and in eternity.

Abraham Lincoln

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A minister cannot preach the glories of heaven while ignoring social conditions in his own community that cause men an earthly hell. I stressed that the Negro minister had particular freedom and independence to provide strong, firm leadership, and I asked how the Negro would ever gain freedom without his minister's guidance, support and inspiration.

Martin Luther King Jr.

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There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.

Winston Churchill

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There will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the Government. The Government will not use force unless force is used against it.

Abraham Lincoln

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I must, in candor, say I do not think myself fit for the Presidency.

Abraham Lincoln

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