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Teach a Lesson
God Came Near, Max Lucado, Multnomah Press, 1987, p. 151
Teach a Lesson
God Came Near, Max Lucado, Multnomah Press, 1987, p. 151
Abraham Lincoln once listened to the pleas of the mother of a soldier who'd been sentenced to hang for treason. She begged the President to grant a pardon. Lincoln agreed. Yet, he's reported to have left the lady with the following words: "Still, I wish we could teach him a lesson. I wish we could give him just a little bit of hangin'."