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5 quotes · Lincoln Observed: The Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks, Second Inaugural Address
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in.