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Originally Posted by crockett
They called him “Honest Abe” for a reason...
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It was a nice political brand is why they did that. like all things political it is basically a lie or at least a stretch of the truth, although Lincoln was uncommonly honest according to history.
All I was pointing out was that it is George Washington that is credited with the quote of "I cannot tell a lie." which was based on the story of George and the Cherry tree which, of itself, was probably a lie.
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