Abraham Lincoln: "To sin by silence, when they should protest, m

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North Wildwood - Abraham Lincoln: "To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men (and women)."

Moderator's Note: 
It appears that these lines come from a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and not A.Lincoln, although it has been attributed to him since the !950's when General Douglas MacArthur incorrectly ascribed it to him in a speech to the Mass.legislature.(information from CHECK YOUR FACT.COM)
Print Publication Date: 
5/19/2021