We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this…

Abraham Lincoln
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We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, H. Jack Lang (2005). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches, p.240, Stackpole Books
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