| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 36191 |
| QUOTATION: | I am a patient man—always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance; and also to give ample time for repentance. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president. Letter to Reverdy Johnson, July 26, 1862. Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, vol. 5, p. 343, Rutgers University Press (1955, 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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