Abraham Lincoln Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?
Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."

by:	Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th US President
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Categories:	Honesty, Humor, President, Propaganda, Reason
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Reader comments about this quote:

What the hell? -- Mike, Bakersfield
To many liberals wonder, what the hell? This quote just shows the brilliance of President Lincoln. The true is and always will be, the truth. -- Vern, Salt Lake City
vern forgets abe was the ultimate liberal, as were republicans back then, antislavery, started income taxes, printed greenbacks with no backing. is vern a closet liberal in salt lake?? -- zeth, salt lake
I agree with Mike. WTH??? Yeah...we know a tail is not a leg and that having a tail doesn't make the dog have 5 legs, but whats the point...the theme??? -- Anonymous
LOL! Am I the only one here that gets Lincoln? Possibly. I suffer from the same disorder he had. "Melancholia" can certainly cause a person to see things differently. Lincoln's brand of liberalism is not at all what liberalism today. I always thought I was a liberal, I mean, for years I believed that. I was a hippie. Then I found out that today's so called "liberals" hijacked what I believed in. Gave the word liberal so much elasticity that I didn't recognize it. Now I'm known as a conservative, thank God. -- Nancy, Marion
This is quote is great, especially for modern day Liberals or Progressives, just becuase "you" say so doesn't make it true!!! -- Dan, Belle Chasse, LA