I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the …

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I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it. ✨ Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path, p.72, Simon and Schuster
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I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it. ✨ Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path, p.72, Simon and Schuster

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