Fatalism Quote by 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

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

— Anonymous

“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 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

“Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew…

— Elton Trueblood

“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

“His own deism allowed for a God who, having made the world, having made the world, did not participate in the working out of…

— Fred Kaplan

“Lincoln himself once said, “The worst things you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do for themselves.”…

— John Wooden

“His own deism allowed for a God who, having made the world, did not participate in the working out of its ends, whose management…

— Fred Kaplan

Lincoln was a man who created himself from nothing without any help from outside or other people. I followed his struggles. I see certain…

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

“Abraham Lincoln: Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.”

— John O'Leary