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" Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you. It is different with us. Here it is every fellow for himself, or he doesn't get there. "

Abraham Lincoln

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" If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. "

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" Among the friends of Union, there is great diversity of sentiment and of policy in regard to slavery and the African race among us. "

" Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. "

" I don't like that man. I must get to know him better. "

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