Political Quotes

Editor's note · Context

Interview Between the President and General McClellan and Other Officers During a Visit to the Army of the Potomac at...

Share

More from Abraham Lincoln

Apr 11, 1865

He said, with a great deal of emphasis, and with an expression of countenance I shall never forget: "When a man is sincerely penitent for his misdeeds, and gives satisfactory evidence of the same, he can safely be pardoned, and there is no…

gutenberg.org
Mar 3, 1865

Let us strive to deserve, as far as mortals may, the continued favor of Almighty God.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 11, 1865

The question is, will it be wiser to take it as it is and help to improve it, or to reject and disperse it?

gutenberg.org
Mar 4, 1865

All dreaded it,--all sought to avert it.

gutenberg.org

Other voices in this conversation