Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement:
“In preparation for the 59th Presidential Inauguration, let us reflect on President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address in 1865. After almost four years of civil war, President Lincoln’s brief but brilliant address spoke to the state of the war and his vision of the future. He said in the last paragraph, ‘With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.’ The peaceful transition of power is the bedrock of American democracy and an American tradition that inspires nations around the world. As President Joe Biden prepares to assume office, the thoughts and prayers of the country are with him as they have been with each President who served before him.”
To read President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, click here.
