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“ The profound paradox is that the great man became more confident in his approach to others, including the man of his own Cabinet, but he recognized that his major confidence was not himself but in Another. ”

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It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.

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Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.

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He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.

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He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.

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