Abraham lincoln Quote by Charles Jefferson

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

I think we have reason to thank God for Abraham Lincoln. With all his deficiencies, it must be admitted that he has grown continually.

— Lydia M. Child

“Everything which made Abraham Lincoln the loved and honored man he was, it is in the power of the humblest American boy to imitate.”

— New York Times April 19 1865

“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

“Lincoln replied that he was more than willing to die, but that he had “done nothing to make any human being remember that he…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“Lincoln did not admire those who think it is a mark of sophistication to sneer at patriotism. He believed that God has a will…

— Elton Trueblood

“Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will.”

— Anonymous

“immortal words of Lincoln nurtured and guarded by a grateful people, this spot for all time to come cannot be other than the nation’s…

— Matilda Pierce Alleman

“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

“He (Abraham Lincoln) is one of the few men in history, our own history and all history, whose religion was great enough to bridge…

— Dean sperry

“The ambition to establish a reputation worthy of the esteem of his fellows so that his story could be told after his death had…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.”

— Elton Trueblood