Abraham Lincoln: When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it' — Abraham Lincoln

When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

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