 In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful,...  Abraham Lincoln and Constitutional Government - Page 80by Bartow Adolphus Ulrich - 1916Full view - About this book
 | United States - 1836 - 494 pages
...Sir, Mr. Lincoln never said so beautiful a thing in all his life, according to my judgment, as when he said, "In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free.'3 If we would preserve freedom for ourselves and our posterity, let us see to it that all are... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 640 pages
...world knows we do know how to save it. We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to...honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last, best hope of the earth." " The mills of the gods grind... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union. The world knows we do know how to save it. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last, best hope of earth. Other means , may succeed, this could... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...world knows we do know how to save it. We, even we here, hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom...honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this could... | |
 | United States - 1862 - 984 pages
...knows we do know how to save it. We — even tve here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom...honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this, could... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1862 - 984 pages
...knows we do know how to save it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom...honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the .last best hope of earth- Other means may succeed ; this,... | |
 | United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) - Presidents - 1862 - 986 pages
...knows we do know how to savo it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving -freedom to the slave, we assure freedom...honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this, could... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1862 - 990 pages
...know how to save it. We — even их here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In jiving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in wbat we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, •л meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 758 pages
...knows we do know how to save it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom...honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this could... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 640 pages
...to save it. We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to tie slave we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last, best hope of the earth.''' " The mills of the gods grind... | |
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