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I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
"I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God."— Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning of this quote
A reported speaker finds contemplation of the heavens supportive of religious belief.
Key takeaway:
Read the statement as a reported belief, not a proof.
Origin of the quote
A Lincoln anecdote related by Captain Gilbert J. Greene in a later account.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe report is posthumous, and the exact wording is not established by a surviving Lincoln manuscript or contemporary transcript.
