The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of…

Abraham Lincoln
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The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it. No human being can fill that station and escape censure. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell (2005). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations, p.38, Courier Corporation
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