President Abraham Lincoln

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    I am a patient man—always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance; and also to give ample time for repentance.
    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people.
    Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

    I do not deny the possibility that the people may err in an election; but if they do, the true [cure] is in the next election, and not in the treachery of the person elected.
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)