I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was ju…

Abraham Lincoln
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I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was just a mile down the road with a dome on it. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1992). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, Plume
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I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was just a mile down the road with a dome on it. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1992). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, Plume

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