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Nor was he remotely touchy-feely — a locution he would have abominated — apparently shrinking even from handshakes and hugs.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2018

Even so, he seems genuinely to have abominated slavery, and he expressed terrible premonitions: "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."

From Time Magazine Archive