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"THE ENEMY ARE 'OURN'"
Early in the Presidential campaign of 1864, President Lincoln said one
night to a late caller at the White House:
"We have met the enemy and they are 'ourn!' I think the cabal of
obstructionists 'am busted.' I feel certain that, if I live, I am going
to be re-elected. Whether I deserve to be or not, it is not for me
to say; but on the score even of remunerative chances for speculative
service, I now am inspired with the hope that our disturbed country
further requires the valuable services of your humble servant. 'Jordan
has been a hard road to travel,' but I feel now that, notwithstanding
the enemies I have made and the faults I have committed, I'll be dumped
on the right side of that stream.
"I hope, however, that I may never have another four years of such
anxiety, tribulation and abuse. My only ambition is and has been to put
down the rebellion and restore peace, after which I want to resign
my office, go abroad, take some rest, study foreign governments, see
something of foreign life, and in my old age die in peace with all of
the good of God's creatures."
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Stories and Anecdotes About the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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