I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best…

Abraham Lincoln
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I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that it was not best to swap horses when crossing streams. ✨ Reply to Delegation from National Union League, 9 June 1864.
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