“In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book.”
About This Quote
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume VII, Reply to Loyal Colored People of Baltimore upon Presentation of a Bible (September 7, 1864), p. 542.
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