If I know that I shall be as an angel, and more; if I shall behold all God has made; if he shall own me for his son and exalt me to honor in his presence, I shall not fear to die, nor shall I dread the grave where Christ once lay.
From Matthew Simpson
If an honest man is the noblest work of God, then Mr. Lincoln's title to high nobility is clear and unquestioned.
The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable.
Nor was it only from the millions of slaves that chains had been removed; the whole nation had been in bondage; free speech had been suppressed.
Mr. Lincoln's elevation shows that in America every station in life may be honorable; that there is no barrier against the humblest; but that merit, wherever it exists, has the opportunity to be known.
Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state.
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