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When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union’s side, Lincoln’s unvarying response was that what was really important was whether they were on God’s side.Joe L. Wheeler
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Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will.Joe L. Wheeler
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Man’s glory lies not, Lincoln thought, in ‘his goodness, ’ for this is often nonexistent. He derives glory, instead, from his being made in the image of the Living God.Joe L. Wheeler