How hard, oh, how hard it is to die and leave one’s country no better than if one had never lived for it.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Remark (1850-09?) to William H. Herndon
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Lincoln, Abraham - Remark (1850-09?) to William H. Herndon | WIST Quotations
How hard, oh, how hard it is to die and leave one's country no better than if one had never lived for it. Recounted in a letter (1870-03-06) from Herndon (Lincoln's law partner) to Ward H.WIST Quotations
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