“God's part is to move the mountain - my part is to bring the shovel.” - Anonymous

 From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst 

April 19 

Whatever the negative effects domestically, the Emancipation Proclamation was an unparalleled success abroad. Henry Adams from the office of the US Ambassador in London couldn’t have put it more strongly: “The Emancipation Proclamation has done more for us here than all our former victories and all our diplomacy. It is creating an almost convulsive reaction in our favor all over this country.”