The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us…

Abraham Lincoln
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The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. ✨ The Sub-Treasury Speech Springfield, Illinois December 26, 1839
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The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. ✨ The Sub-Treasury Speech Springfield, Illinois December 26, 1839

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