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Abraham Lincoln

When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that’s my religion.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker describes a personal creed based on conscience: doing good brings a good feeling, doing wrong brings a bad one, and that simple emotional response is the whole of their religion. Morality is presented as lived feeling rather than doctrine.

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