Abraham Lincoln, reply to deputation of Southerners during Civil War
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"We trust, Sir, that God is on our side." "It is more important to know that we are on God's side."

— Abraham on God

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""We trust, Sir, that God is on our side." "It is more important to know that we are on God's side."" in the context of "Abraham Lincoln, reply to deputation of Southerners during Civil War" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "God" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 315-21.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Abraham

About Abraham

Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern Avraham Tiberian ʼAḇrāhām, Arabic: إبراهيم‎, Ibrāhīm, ʼAbrəham), born Abram (c. 1900 BC?), is the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, Midianites and kindred peoples, according to the three Abrahamic religions.