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I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

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    Uważam, że jest ustaloną maksymą moralną, że ten, kto formułuje twierdzenie, nie wiedząc, czy jest ono prawdziwe, czy fałszywe, jest winny fałszu, a przypadkowa prawdziwość twierdzenia go nie usprawiedliwia ani nie usprawiedliwia.

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