Abraham LincolnJ. M. Dent & Company, 1907 - 379 pages |
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... regarded as the first man in his party . Although a Kentucky slave - holder , and deeply influenced by the social opinion of his State , he was generously opposed to the " special institution " of the South , and gave his great ...
... regarded as the first man in his party . Although a Kentucky slave - holder , and deeply influenced by the social opinion of his State , he was generously opposed to the " special institution " of the South , and gave his great ...
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... regarded the common people , of whom he was one and among whom he always lived , with sincere admira- tion . " All his life , " writes one of his friends , 1 " he held that whatsoever was popular - the habit or the sentiment of the ...
... regarded the common people , of whom he was one and among whom he always lived , with sincere admira- tion . " All his life , " writes one of his friends , 1 " he held that whatsoever was popular - the habit or the sentiment of the ...
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... regarded as wholly secondary to the despotic will and prejudice of that extraordi- nary man , and his unscrupulous " Kitchen Cabinet . " The Governor chosen in 1830 was typical of the new order of politicians , an order inferior in many ...
... regarded as wholly secondary to the despotic will and prejudice of that extraordi- nary man , and his unscrupulous " Kitchen Cabinet . " The Governor chosen in 1830 was typical of the new order of politicians , an order inferior in many ...
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... promise of success , that there was a welcome for him wherever he went . The poorest always had a place for him at their table and the most prosperous regarded him as one of themselves . He could hardly be homeless so long as 46 Ventures.
... promise of success , that there was a welcome for him wherever he went . The poorest always had a place for him at their table and the most prosperous regarded him as one of themselves . He could hardly be homeless so long as 46 Ventures.
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... never allowed his Macchiavelian shrewdness to over - reach his political conscience . He was still " Honest old Abe . " He could drive a hard bargain , but he would not purchase a vote by what he regarded as a dishonest Ventures 57.
... never allowed his Macchiavelian shrewdness to over - reach his political conscience . He was still " Honest old Abe . " He could drive a hard bargain , but he would not purchase a vote by what he regarded as a dishonest Ventures 57.
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Page 329 - One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war.
Page 272 - 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, generous, just -a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless.
Page 208 - MY FRIENDS : No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington.
Page 287 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course, it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 272 - The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
Page 319 - Dear Madam: — I have been shown, in the files of the War Department, a statement of the Adjutant-general of Massachusetts, that you are the mother of five sons, who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
Page 330 - If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through his appointed time, he now wills to remove, and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to him?
Page 169 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; 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...
Page 147 - When the white man governs himself that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government — that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.
Page 208 - Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.