March 30, 1863

"We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us."

Abraham Lincoln, proclaiming a National Fast Day

I just really loved this quote that I came across when reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter..... Yes. I read it. But I actually wouldn't have even known about it if Jon hadn't found it at the library and brought it home. (He's at the library a lot) The vampire hunting is actually threaded through the actual events of his life. Except for the ending, I really enjoyed reading it.