When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and...

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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

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Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States

February 12th, 1809 - April 15th, 1865

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