Body Quote by Franklin Pierce

“In a body [like Congress] where there are more than one hundred talking lawyers, you can make no calculation upon the termination of any debate.”

Franklin Pierce

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You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me in your strength.

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I never justify, sustain, or in any way or to any extent uphold this cruel, heartless, aimless unnecessary war.

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It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

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