“ He (Lincoln) saw how intellectually and spiritually impoverished a person would be if he was limited to his own personal resources. The Bible, he recognized, vastly enlarged the area of experience on… Elton Trueblood
“ Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. Elton Trueblood
“ The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking. Elton Trueblood
“ He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that he began to admit that God's purposes might be different… Elton Trueblood
“ He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence. Elton Trueblood
“ He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world. Elton Trueblood
“ Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him. Elton Trueblood
