I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
Preserved the Union, ended slavery
As recounted by Francis B. Carpenter in 'Six Months at the White House'
1862 (recounted later)
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