Presidential Principle

Wise words, written in hard times:

On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.
Abraham Lincoln, 1864
(Note to the Secretary of War)

Repentance, not denial–still a good idea.

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