Atheism Quote by Mary Todd Lincoln

In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no attempts to woo the Religious Right.…

— David Herbert Donald

“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 is theology, not historiology. He is a faith, he is a church, he is a religion, and he has his own priests and…

— Lerone Bennett, Jr

No one of Lincoln's old acquaintances in this city ever heard of his conversion to Christianity by Dr. Smith or anyone else. It was…

— William Herndon

“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

“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

“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

“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

It is often lamented by the churchmen that Washington and Lincoln possessed little religion except that found in the word 'God.' All that can…

— David Swing

“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

“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

“Lincoln did not belong to any church, and avoided religious discussions even with his best friends. However, he once told Herndon that his religious…

— Dale Carnegie