“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that he began to admit that God's purposes might be different from his own. In short, he… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“We are in the monsoons and we must weather it out - the way of wisdom is, instead of pining for calmer days, to… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“In the Church he (Lincoln) saw people who, though they hated war as much as the editors did, saw with clarity what the moral… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the Church, did not move to… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Contradiction is the perfect evidence, he (Lincoln) thought, of human fallibility.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are numerous people,… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“He (Lincoln) saw how intellectually and spiritually impoverished a person would be if he was limited to his own personal resources. The Bible, he… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“From the prophets of Israel Lincoln had learned the note will idea that there can be serving people, with responsibility to the entire "family… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Always, in Lincoln's mature theology, there is paradox. There is starting this, yet there is also tenderness; there is melancholy, yet there is also… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“He was too perplexed to please the conventional and too reverent. to please the infidels.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“The difficulty was not that of following a moral principle at personal cost; the difficulty was that of knowing what to do when there… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
