The most powerful tools of revolution through intention are humility and consciousness.
Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.
Abraham Lincoln: Lessons in Spiritual Leadership
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Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.
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