| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 36388 |
| QUOTATION: | The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president. letter to Eliza P. Gurney, Sep. 4, 1864. Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, vol. 7, p. 535, Rutgers University Press (1953, 1990). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Lincoln Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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