Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better…

Abraham Lincoln
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Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2009). The Portable Abraham Lincoln, p.279, Penguin
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