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You can fool all the people some of the time some of the people all the time but you can't fool all the people all the time?
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∙ 11y ago
It is commonly attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but there appears to be no hard evidence that he actually said it. It has also been attributed to P. T. Barnum (of the world famous Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus), poet John Lydgate and Mark Twain.
There is also a variant (sometimes claimed to be the original form):
"You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time."
However, Alexander McClure attributes the quote to Lincoln in his 1901 book Lincoln's Own Yarns and Stories. McClure (1828-1909) was a personal friend of Lincoln and was appointed Asst Adjutant General by Lincoln. He also worked on Lincoln's 1860 election. I could find no credible source attributing the quote to Barnum.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoI think it means (correct me if I'm wrong) that some people are gullible and believe everything that you say, all people at some point in their lives will be tricked but is impossible to make all people be gullible every time.
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∙ 9y ago"You cannot fool all the people all the time." is a quote by Abraham Lincoln. He is the 16th President of the United States.
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∙ 11y agoThat was said by Abraham Lincon.
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∙ 11y agoP.T. Barnum
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Who said 'You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time but you cannot fool all the people all the time?
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Who said You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time?
I believe this is an adaption of a quote from Abraham Lincoln. "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."
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Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool all of the people some of the time; you can fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." The quote is found in the book written by Alexander McClure (1828-1909) entitled "Lincoln's Own Yarns and Stories in 1901. McClure was appointed an Assistant Adjutant General by Lincoln, and campaigned for his election. He was a personal friend of Lincolns.
You can fool all of the people some of the time?
According to Alexander McClure (1828-1909) Abraham Lincoln said this. McClure was appointed an adjutant General by Lincoln and he is a noted Lincoln friend and biographer. In 1901 he published "Lincoln's Own Yarns and Stories" in which he quotes Lincoln as saying, " It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time: but you can't fool all of the people all the time." This saying has also been attributed to P.T. Barnum, but my research has been unable to associate this saying with Barnum.
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