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Richard Brookhiser, Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln Quotes: Since we never get everything we want or need from our families, we look for sufficiency in surrogates.
         

Since we never get everything we want or need from our families, we look for sufficiency in surrogates.


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Since we never get everything we want or need from our families, we look for sufficiency in surrogates.
         



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