On the recordJuly 17, 1858
I planted myself upon the truth and the truth only, so far as I knew it, or could be brought to know it.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I planted myself upon the truth and the truth only, so far as I knew it, or could be brought to know it.”
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Lincoln declared his unwavering commitment to basing his arguments and actions solely on truth, to the best of his knowledge.
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