Henry Cabot Lodge, Lincoln, address before the Massachusetts Legislature (Feb. 12, 1909)
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That nation has not lived in vain which has given the world Washington and Lincoln, the best great men and the greatest good men whom history can show. * * * You cry out in the words of Bunyan, "So Valiant-for-Truth passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side."

— Henry Cabot Lodge

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "That nation has not lived in vain which has given the world Washington and Lincoln, the best great men and the greatest good men whom history can show. * * * You cry out in the words of Bunyan, "So Valiant-for-Truth passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side."" in the context of "Henry Cabot Lodge, Lincoln, address before the Massachusetts Legislature (Feb. 12, 1909)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abraham Lincoln

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer and politician, steered the United States through its most tumultuous period, the Civil War. His unwavering commitment to preserving the Union and abolishing slavery forever altered the course of American history and enshrined him as a champion of equality and justice.