We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Abraham LincolnFondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.
Abraham LincolnThe evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous and speedy peace whose joyous expression can not be restrained. In the midst of this, however, He, from Whom all blessings flow, must not be forgotten. A call for a national thanksgiving is being prepared, and will be duly promulgated.
Abraham Lincoln