Now, at the end of three years' struggle, the nation's condition is not what either party, or any man, devised or expected. God alone can claim it. \Vhither it is tending seems plain. If God now wills the removal of a great wrong, and wills also that... Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 170by John Wien Forney - 1873Full view - About this book
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...humility which led him to write in 1864: "I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three...what either party or any man devised or expected." Lincoln was often racked by doubts. In tie conduct of grave human affairs, dogitic certainty is often... | |
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