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" 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. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall... "
Letters and telegrams - Page 81
by Abraham Lincoln - 1907
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British and Foreign State Papers

Great Britain. Foreign Office, Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Great Britain - 1868 - 1434 pages
...piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, [1861-62. LII.] Q so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we ahall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we caunot escape history. "We, of this Congress., and this...
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The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet it

Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...parties should for this purpose reconsider their positions. " The dogmas of the quiet past," he said, " are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion...disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered...
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History of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 4

Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...no room for details or large quotation ; its closing paragraph was as follows : " Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will ba remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another...
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... British Aid to the Confederates

Confederate States of America - 1861 - 178 pages
...responsibilities of his position. In his recent message there are these thoughtful words. " The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is so new, we must think anew ami 15 act anew. We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our...
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Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress ...

United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) - Presidents - 1862 - 986 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question гесогз "can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present....rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we most think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens,...
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The Abridgment ... Containing the Annual Message of the President of the ...

United States. President - United States - 1862 - 990 pages
...the quiet past, are inade-i ,u,ite to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with diffi.ulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we zust think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and ien we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens,...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 758 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs "can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, wt cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite...
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Prayerful Sympathy Invoked for America: A Sermon Preached at Cross Street ...

Alfred C. Thomas - United States - 1863 - 36 pages
...responsibilities of his position. In his recent message there are these thoughtful words: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is so new, we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country....
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of ..., Volume 104

Books - 1863 - 798 pages
...better?' Object wheresoever is possible, still the question recurs, 'Can we do better?' " The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulties, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act...
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The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great ...

Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs "can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, wt cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this Administration, will be remembered in spite...
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