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Abraham Lincoln Quotes: We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
         

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.


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This page presents the quote "We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.". Author of this quote is Abraham Lincoln. This quote is about trust, keeping promises, betrayal, promise, ought,.