Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of…

Abraham Lincoln
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Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. ✨ Second Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1865
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Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. ✨ Second Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1865

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