On the recordAugust 22, 1862
I shall try to correct errors where shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views as fast as they shall appear to be true views.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I shall try to correct errors where shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views as fast as they shall appear to be…”
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In a letter to Horace Greeley, Lincoln expressed his commitment to intellectual honesty and adapting his views based on new evidence or understanding.
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