...conclusions to which his "stream" of thought tends.29 In his first inaugural address, Lincoln argues: "Physically speaking we cannot separate. We cannot...between them. A husband and wife may be divorced, and go ... beyond the reach of each other; but the different parts of our country cannot do this. They cannot...

...slave-trade, now imperfectly suppressed, would be ultimately revived, without restriction, in one section ; while fugitive slaves, now only partially surrendered,...surrendered at all by the other. Physically speaking, we can not separate ; we can not remove our respective sections from each other, nor build an impassable...

...political terms would achieve their objectives. "Physically speaking, we cannot separate," Lincoln said. "We cannot remove our respective sections from each other, nor build an impassible wall between them. A husband and wife may be divorced, and go out of the presence, and beyond...

...other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute . . . Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot...beyond the reach of each other; but the different parts of our country cannot do this . . . Suppose you go to war. you cannot fight always; and when,...

...and intelligence, have brought these, to be an advantageous combination, for one united people. . . . "Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot...other, nor build an impassable wall between them. . . . Can aliens make treaties, easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully...