The human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, o…

Abraham Lincoln
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The human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.382, Wildside Press LLC
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The human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.382, Wildside Press LLC

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