James Reston Jr.He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
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Abraham Lincoln was a member of a religious order called the Methodists. When the men were in the woods, they would worship together in silence. Lincoln had been taught that being silent in conversation was a virtue. However, in the face of conflict, he recognized that silence was not an option.
Lincoln learned from his Quaker ancestors that when one cannot speak the truth, they should remain quiet. In his famous speech at Gettysburg, he instructed: “we…must not fail to record this great contest as a warning to the people of all nations, and especially of the southern states.”
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