In law it is good policy to never plead what you need not, lest you ob…

Abraham Lincoln
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In law it is good policy to never plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you can not. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45, p.177, Library of America
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In law it is good policy to never plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you can not. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45, p.177, Library of America

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