The headline was drawn from what Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1862, in a moment of great self-doubt. The Civil War was going badly and critics were heaping abuse on his leadership. He wrote that even if ten angels were to testify that he had done well, all of that would mean nothing if things did not turn out well for his divided, bloodied country.

People who have read that tend to think in terms of the local context and ask this question? In 2016, would PNoy need ten angels to say that he did all right?

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