As in religion, so in politics, it is faith, and not despondency, that overcomes mountains and scales the heavens.

William Seward

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Overcoming obstacles Faith Courage

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William Seward

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Speech on Election Eve, 1863

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1863 1860s 19th century

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Politician

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United States

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Seward, William. Speech on election eve. c. 1863, Washington, DC, USA.

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Our chief want in life is, somebody who shall make us do what we can.

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 3:16).

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Gettysburg Address." At the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. 19 Nov. 1863, Gettysburg, PA, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Winston Churchill

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