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... ment then tell a precious sacrifice to the Union he held so dear , which Providence had spared his life long enough to save . ― What were the traits of character which made Abraham Lincoln prophet and master , without a rival , in the ...
... ment then tell a precious sacrifice to the Union he held so dear , which Providence had spared his life long enough to save . ― What were the traits of character which made Abraham Lincoln prophet and master , without a rival , in the ...
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... ment . The Declaration of Independence was his handbook ; time and again he expressed his belief in freedom and equality . On July 1 , 1854 , he wrote : " Most governments have been based , practically , on the denial of the equal ...
... ment . The Declaration of Independence was his handbook ; time and again he expressed his belief in freedom and equality . On July 1 , 1854 , he wrote : " Most governments have been based , practically , on the denial of the equal ...
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... ment , and the fruit is before us . Look at it , think of it ! Look at it in its aggregate grandeur , extent of country , and numbers of population . " Lincoln believed in the uplifting influences of free government , and that by giving ...
... ment , and the fruit is before us . Look at it , think of it ! Look at it in its aggregate grandeur , extent of country , and numbers of population . " Lincoln believed in the uplifting influences of free government , and that by giving ...
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... ment . The Government will not use force unless force is used against it . " In the selection of his Cabinet , he at once showed his greatness and magnanimity . His principal rivals for the Presidential nomination were invited to seats ...
... ment . The Government will not use force unless force is used against it . " In the selection of his Cabinet , he at once showed his greatness and magnanimity . His principal rivals for the Presidential nomination were invited to seats ...
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... ment until the close of his life unceasingly devoted and consecrated to the great purpose of saving the Union . All other matters he regarded as trivial , and every movement , of whatever character , whether important or unimportant of ...
... ment until the close of his life unceasingly devoted and consecrated to the great purpose of saving the Union . All other matters he regarded as trivial , and every movement , of whatever character , whether important or unimportant of ...
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Página 45 - 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 the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Página 174 - 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?
Página 142 - I have no purpose directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so.
Página 180 - ... the right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed in the Constitution.
Página 144 - ... only because they want to vote, and eat, and sleep, and marry with negroes! He will have it that they cannot be consistent else. Now I protest against the counterfeit logic which concludes that because I do not want a black woman for a slave, I must necessarily want her for a wife.
Página 294 - ... understood the question just as well, and even better than we do now." But enough. Let all who believe that " our fathers, who framed the Government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now," speak as they spoke, and act as they acted upon it.
Página 35 - This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then actually enjoying that equality, nor yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit.
Página 364 - Is it not adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried? We stick to, contend for, the identical old policy on the point in controversy which was adopted by our fathers who framed the government under which we live...
Página 144 - I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality.
Página 287 - ... to the rule of three. If a straggler supposed to understand Latin happened to sojourn, in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education. Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all.