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Towering genius disdains a beaten path ... it scorns to tread in the footsteps of any predecessor, however illustrious. it thirsts for distinction.
-Abraham Lincoln
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Towering Genius Disdains A Beaten Path ...

Abraham Lincoln
Towering genius disdains a beaten path ... it scorns to tread in the footsteps of any predecessor, however illustrious. it thirsts for distinction.
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