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Kerry Speech IV (Lincoln Quote)

The Lincoln quote was the best thing he could have said regarding the Christian Right, which I believe had to be the intended audience.



During the war, Lincoln overheard someone remark that he hoped "the Lord was on the Union's side." Lincoln responded with this sharp rebuke:
"I am not at all concerned about that, for I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side."

The above paragraph taken from: Published by the Christian Defense Fund.
© Copyright 1997 by the Christian Defense Fund. All rights reserved.

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