“Lord, give me steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.” - Anonymous

From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

January 30

'And upon this act [The Emancipation Proclamation] sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.'

- Abraham Lincoln

'Doubt not, oh poet, but persist. Say, “It is in me, and shall out!”’

- Ralph Waldo Emerson