Dear livius... please post it again for me.
Thank you..it is a beautiful post.
I am sick an have difficulty posting.
Lincoln said: “You must kneel to God only and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.”
He made these remarks when greeted by freed slaves in Richmond VA on April 4, 1865, who kneeled to him when he appeared. His words were:
“Don’t kneel to me. That is not right. You must kneel to God only and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy. I am but God’s humble instrument, but you may rest assured that as long as I live, no one shall put a shackle on your limbs, and you shall have all the rights which God has given to every other free citizen of this republic.”