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The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.

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There is...a spiritual hunger in the world today and it cannot be satisfied...by better cars on longer credit terms.

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Someone asked me...how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to tell--Abraham Lincoln. They asked him how he felt once after an unsuccessful election. He said he felt like a little boy who had stubbed his toe in the dark. He said that he was too old to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh.

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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. All change is the result of a change in the contemporary state of mind.

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Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came.

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My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

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On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

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Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.

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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.

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She was the kind of person who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.

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Freedom rings where opinions clash.

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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

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The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.

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He who slings mud generally loses ground.

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A hungry man is not a free man.

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Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.

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There is a New America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not.

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Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them.

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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

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In America any boy may become President, and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

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