Was it possible to lose the Nation and yet preserve the Constitution? By general law, life and limb must be protected; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures otherwise unconstitutional... Selected Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Página 300por Abraham Lincoln - 1920 - 345 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1865 - 810 páginas
...and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures,...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Bight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability,... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 518 páginas
...and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures,...preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed tliis ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability I had even tried to... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 páginas
...and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures,...preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed tliis ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability I had even tried to... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 páginas
...often a limb must bo amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I feel that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become...Constitution, through the preservation of the Nation.- Eight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that to the best of my ability... | |
| Hiram Ketchum - 1864 - 80 páginas
...effect, affirms that it was impossible to keep this oath without losing the nation. He maintains " that measures otherwise unconstitutional, might become...Constitution through, the preservation of the nation. EIGHT OR WRONG," he declares, " I ASSUMED THIS GROUND, AND NOW AVOW IT." This ¡8 a bold avowal to... | |
| Edward McPherson - 1864 - 462 páginas
...be amputated to aare a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that matures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful, by...indispensable to the preservation of the Constitution, through tho preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed thb ground, and now AVOW it. I could not... | |
| William M. Thayer - 1864 - 96 páginas
...often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I feel that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become...becoming indispensable to the preservation of the nation. Eight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel, that, to the best... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 páginas
...and limb must bo protected; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures,...could not feel that to the best of my ability I had evenlried to preserve the Constitution, if, to save slavery, or any minor matter, I should permit the... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 864 páginas
...and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures,...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Bight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that to the best of my ability... | |
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