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Kid Berwyn

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3. Lincoln on lying.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 09:19 AM

Apr 21

“You can fool some of the people all of the time,
and all of the people some of the time,
but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”

That's how I remember him saying it, although Illinois historian or two has to add all the facts…

https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2022/09/lincoln-never-said-that-you-can-fool.html

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Lies, lies and more lies. [View all] imanamerican63 Apr 21 OP

And people are dying.............. Lovie777 Apr 21 #1

;-{) HIS NATURE Goonch Apr 21 #2

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Lincoln on lying. Kid Berwyn Apr 21 #3

The word lying is now synonymous with the 😡🐖💩 kimbutgar Apr 21 #4