On the recordDecember 1, 1862
The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just,--a way which, if followed, the world will for ever applaud, and God must for ever bless.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just,--a way which, if followed, the world will for ever applaud, and God must for…”
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From his 1862 Annual Message to Congress, Lincoln describes the proposed path to national reconciliation and freedom as clear, righteous, and deserving of universal acclaim.
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