Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Preserved the Union, ended slavery

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Attributed, a common saying, often linked to Lincoln but also Mark Twain.

Date / Period

c. 1860s

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https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/better-to-remain-silent/

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