
The Thirteenth Revelation, Chapter 36
"Early Warnings," from Lyra Innocentium (1846).
The Thirteenth Revelation, Chapter 36
“We shall strive for perfection. We shall not achieve it immediately — but we still shall strive.”
1940s, Fourth Inaugural Address (1945)
Context: We shall strive for perfection. We shall not achieve it immediately — but we still shall strive. We may make mistakes — but they must never be mistakes which result from faintness of heart or abandonment of moral principle.
1950s, Loving Your Enemies (Christmas 1957)
The Cloud Confines, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).