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Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect.   Sandburg, Carl

Source: CARL SANDBURG, opening sentence in an address to a joint session of Congress marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincolns birth, February 12, 1959, Congressional Record, vol. 105, p. 2265. · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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