The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 5G.P. Putnam's sons, 1906 - Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 |
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... . These Official Records , however , form such an important source of our material that it has not been found convenient to make the reference in every case . CONTENTS 1858 To Sydney Spring , Grayville , Ill . iv Publisher's Note.
... . These Official Records , however , form such an important source of our material that it has not been found convenient to make the reference in every case . CONTENTS 1858 To Sydney Spring , Grayville , Ill . iv Publisher's Note.
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... important , and the mischievous one is , Shall this soil be planted with slavery ? This is an idea , I suppose , which has arisen in Judge Douglas's mind from his peculiar structure . I suppose the institution of slavery really looks ...
... important , and the mischievous one is , Shall this soil be planted with slavery ? This is an idea , I suppose , which has arisen in Judge Douglas's mind from his peculiar structure . I suppose the institution of slavery really looks ...
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... important with which they could possibly deal : what could they do by coming into the Union that they are not fit to do , according to his view , by staying out of it ? Oh , they are not fit to sit in Congress and decide upon the rates ...
... important with which they could possibly deal : what could they do by coming into the Union that they are not fit to do , according to his view , by staying out of it ? Oh , they are not fit to sit in Congress and decide upon the rates ...
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... important for me to pass out of this lot in the least period of time possible , and I came to that fence , and saw by a calculation of my known strength and agility that I could clear it at a bound , it would be folly for me to stop and ...
... important for me to pass out of this lot in the least period of time possible , and I came to that fence , and saw by a calculation of my known strength and agility that I could clear it at a bound , it would be folly for me to stop and ...
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... important omission is made by Judge Douglas . He selects parts of the history of the United States upon the subject of slavery , and treats it as the whole , omitting from his historical sketch the legislation of Congress in regard to ...
... important omission is made by Judge Douglas . He selects parts of the history of the United States upon the subject of slavery , and treats it as the whole , omitting from his historical sketch the legislation of Congress in regard to ...
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Page 270 - I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Page 285 - Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the Marshals by law...
Page 261 - I hold that, in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. It is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law for its own termination.
Page 54 - 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?
Page 62 - ... the right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed in the Constitution.
Page 175 - Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Page 31 - 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. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.
Page 31 - I hold that, notwithstanding all this, there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence — the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I hold that he is as much entitled to these as the white man.
Page 117 - ... 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.
Page 172 - It is exceedingly desirable that all parts of this great Confederacy shall be at peace, and in harmony one with another. Let us Republicans do our part to have it so. Even though much provoked, let us do nothing through passion and ill temper. Even though the Southern people will not so much as listen to us, let us calmly consider their demands, and yield to them if, in our deliberate view of our duty, we possibly can.