I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an as…

Abraham Lincoln
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I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45, p.141, Library of America
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