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Abraham Lincoln

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'

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Lincoln is saying that truth becomes clear or revealed only as time passes. He suggests that understanding what is true depends on patience and the unfolding of events over time.

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