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Our country owed all our troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “Our country owed all our troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment.”
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He views himself as an instrument of justice for the troubles caused by Lincoln, reflecting on his actions.
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