Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which req…

Abraham Lincoln
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Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2009). The Portable Abraham Lincoln, p.269, Penguin
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