Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but holding it a sound maxim, that it is better to be only sometimes right, than at all times wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)

Essay (1832-03-09), “Communication to the People of Sangamo County,” Sangamo Journal (1832-03-15)
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Newspaper copy of a handbill distributed as part of Lincoln's candidacy for the Illinois State Legislature.