All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower whereve…

Abraham Lincoln
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All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
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All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

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