Abraham Lincoln: An EssayHoughton, Mifflin, 1899 - 91 Seiten |
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... patriotism and " manifest destiny , " had given him an enthusiastic following among the young and ardent . Great natural parts ... patriotic feel- ings as he was fierce in denunciation and thoroughly skilled in all the baser tricks of ...
... patriotism and " manifest destiny , " had given him an enthusiastic following among the young and ardent . Great natural parts ... patriotic feel- ings as he was fierce in denunciation and thoroughly skilled in all the baser tricks of ...
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... patriotism , and severest devotion to duty . He accepted the war office , not as a partisan , for he had never been a Republican , but only to do all he could in " helping to save the coun . try . " The manner in which Lincoln succeeded ...
... patriotism , and severest devotion to duty . He accepted the war office , not as a partisan , for he had never been a Republican , but only to do all he could in " helping to save the coun . try . " The manner in which Lincoln succeeded ...
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... patriotic citizens ; and soon Lincoln thought that the time was ripe , and that the edict of freedom could be ventured upon without danger of serious confusion in the Union ranks . The failure of McClellan's movement upon Rich- mond ...
... patriotic citizens ; and soon Lincoln thought that the time was ripe , and that the edict of freedom could be ventured upon without danger of serious confusion in the Union ranks . The failure of McClellan's movement upon Rich- mond ...
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... patriotic instincts of the plain people gradually mar- shalled themselves on Lincoln's side , and he lost no opportunity to help on this process by personal argu- ment and admonition . There never has been a Presi dent in such constant ...
... patriotic instincts of the plain people gradually mar- shalled themselves on Lincoln's side , and he lost no opportunity to help on this process by personal argu- ment and admonition . There never has been a Presi dent in such constant ...
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... patriotism and high standing , persuaded themselves , and sought to persuade the people , that Lincoln's renomination was ill advised and dangerous to the Union cause . As the Democrats had put off their convention until the 29th of ...
... patriotism and high standing , persuaded themselves , and sought to persuade the people , that Lincoln's renomination was ill advised and dangerous to the Union cause . As the Democrats had put off their convention until the 29th of ...
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Seite 68 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...
Seite 91 - He knew to bide his time, And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple faith sublime, Till the wise years decide.
Seite 35 - I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery, will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in...
Seite 39 - Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from its limits prior to the formation of a State constitution?
Seite 73 - Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Seite 37 - I have said that I do not understand the Declaration to mean that all men were created equal in all respects. They are not our equal in color; but I suppose that it does mean to declare that all men are equal in some respects; they are equal in their right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Seite 68 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled up by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, 'The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Seite 89 - Nature, they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Kepeating us by rote : For him her Old- World moulds aside she threw, And, choosing sweet clay from the breast Of the unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true.
Seite 64 - States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, encourage others so to do, so help me God.
Seite 79 - Then, he had a vast good-nature, which made him tolerant and accessible to all ; fair-minded, leaning to the claim of the petitioner ; affable, and not sensible to the affliction which the innumerable visits paid to him when President would have brought to any one else.