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Quotation from House Divided Speech by Abraham Lincoln
“The result is not doubtful. We shall not fail. If we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate or mistakes delay it; but sooner or later the victory is sure to come.”
House Divided Speech, Paragraph 22 (Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, Everyman's Library (1907))
The closing words, rallying the party that had gathered from the four winds in 1856.
Citation: "The result is not doubtful. We shall not fail. If we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate or mistakes delay it; but sooner or later the victory is sure to come." — Abraham Lincoln, House Divided Speech, Paragraph 22 (Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, Everyman's Library (1907)). (id house-divided-speech-q7)
Portrait: Abraham Lincoln LCCN2002717219, Popular Graphic Arts, Public domain.
