War, at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible.

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at a Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia." Sanitary Fair. 16 Jun. 1864, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Great Central Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 16, 1864." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.