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“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
— Abraham Lincoln
U.S. President
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Widely attributed to Abraham Lincoln (and to Mark Twain); no primary source has been found.
Photo: Pierre Blaché · CC0 · source · Portrait: Alexander Gardner (1821–1882) (Public domain)
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