we could have another president like this...
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
A Lincoln.
A letter written to a mother who lost her 5 sons in battle by Lincoln... Truly one of our greatest presidents.
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sigh... people don't speak/write like that anymore. Words have such power. "Four score and seven years ago..." :-) I wonder if we will ever get another president like that? I love honest Abe.
We all love Abraham Lincoln. But back in his day, most of the nation detested him for what he was doing. It's funny how, after the fact, we all see the good in things. But right in the beginning, we do not have confidence in the one who may change things. Everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves.
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