Arrogance Quote by Elton Trueblood

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

— Anonymous

“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

“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 was equidistant from the heresy which makes a person believed that he can do nothing, and the opposite heresy which makes them suppose…

— Elton Trueblood

Abraham Lincoln suggested never presume to know what God's will is, and I would never presume to know God's will or to speak God's…

— Sarah Palin

“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

“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

“God, Lincoln believed, is seen more clearly events that in nature, though He maybe seen there also. It is a majestic thing, thought Lincoln,…

— 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 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

Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.

— Mary Todd Lincoln

“His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.”

— Elton Trueblood