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Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.
Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Elton Trueblood
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Elton Trueblood, based on documented lifetime 1900 to 1994. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5203578 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5203578 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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