War, at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude …

Abraham Lincoln
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War, at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell (2005). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations, p.77, Courier Corporation
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War, at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell (2005). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations, p.77, Courier Corporation

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