I hope it will not be irreverent in me to say, that if it be probable …

Abraham Lincoln
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I hope it will not be irreverent in me to say, that if it be probable that God would reveal his will to others, on a point so connected with my duty, it might be supposed he would reveal it directly to me ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.361, Library of America
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