Sunday, October 1, 2017

“You can win over your sincere opponents in wanting this by being sincere and consistent in wanting this and that – but it may take years.” – Arnold Kunst

From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst:
October 1
‘Had he [Lincoln] put the abolition of slavery before the salvation of the Union, he would have inevitably driven from him a powerful class of the American people and rendered resistance to rebellion impossible. Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment he was bound as a statesman to consult, he was swift, zealous, radical, and determined.'
- Frederick Douglass, ex-slave [11 years after Lincoln's assassination]

‘A good example is the best sermon.’
- Anonymous



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