If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are …

Abraham Lincoln
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If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.273, Wildside Press LLC
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If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.273, Wildside Press LLC

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