"We have known Mr. Lincoln for many years; we have heard him speak upon a hundred different occasions; but we never saw him so profoundly affected, nor did he ever utter an address which seemed to us so full of simple and touching eloquence, so exactly adapted to the occasion, so worthy of the man and the hour.
— from The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete by Abraham Lincoln
He was a genuine conservative as regards places, and no doubt his English residence had confirmed his conviction that it was well to strike root deeply in planting the family, which is the greatest conservative force.
— from James Russell Lowell, A Biography; vol 2/2 by Horace Elisha Scudder
In politics, and on a subject which is infinitely more important, religion itself, different sentiments as to minor points are no doubt honestly entertained.
— from The Rural Magazine, and Literary Evening Fire-Side, Vol. 1 No. 05 (1820) by Various
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