Quotes by : Elton Trueblood

He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle....

The writers in the newspapers could sounds smart because they did not have the responsibilities of decision,....

A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without....

Lincoln matured best in sorrow.

He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did....

He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group....

The question, he (Lincoln) said over and over, is not what a man's particular abilities may be, but what....

It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the....

Upon being given a Bible, President Abraham Lincoln replied, "In regard to this Great book, I have but....

Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the....