Letter to James C. Conkling
08/25/1863
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.