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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."— Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning of this quote
Deception can work temporarily or selectively without succeeding universally forever.
Key takeaway:
Check claims rather than relying on their repetition.
Origin of the quote
The Lincoln attribution is disputed
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedEarly posthumous credits do not establish the claimed 1858 speech wording; its history remains unsettled.
