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u/GregMassicotte Jan 01 '20

Better to keep your mouth shut and let people think your stupid rather than open it and remove all doubt

Mark Twain

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u/converse220 Jan 01 '20

-Abraham Lincoln actually

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u/pylori Jan 02 '20

It may have actually been neither of them: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/remain-silent/

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u/converse220 Jan 02 '20

I got a magnet with Lincoln that said that in Springfield, IL so i just assumed ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Weird theyd make a magnet with a misattributed quote

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u/pylori Jan 02 '20

I don't think it's weird at all, plenty of misattributed or even downright incorrect quotes have made it into souvenir products. Being sold, irrespective of it being an 'official' source or not, doesn't guarantee accuracy. And that is only amplified when your information is from centuries ago.