Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln ...Advertising matter: p. 391-399. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 68
First page
As a subject for the remarks of the evening , “ The per- petuation of our political institutions " is selected . In the great journal of things happening under the sun , we , the American people , find our account running ...
As a subject for the remarks of the evening , “ The per- petuation of our political institutions " is selected . In the great journal of things happening under the sun , we , the American people , find our account running ...
Page 8
... and to uprear upon its hills and its valleys a political edifice of liberty and equal rights ; ' t is ours only to transmit thesethe former unprofaned by the foot of an invader , the latter undecayed by the lapse of time and untorn ...
... and to uprear upon its hills and its valleys a political edifice of liberty and equal rights ; ' t is ours only to transmit thesethe former unprofaned by the foot of an invader , the latter undecayed by the lapse of time and untorn ...
Page 10
But you are perhaps ready to ask , “ What has this to do with the perpetuation of our political institutions ? swer , “ It has much to do with it . ” Its direct consequences are , comparatively speaking , but a small evil , and much of ...
But you are perhaps ready to ask , “ What has this to do with the perpetuation of our political institutions ? swer , “ It has much to do with it . ” Its direct consequences are , comparatively speaking , but a small evil , and much of ...
Page 13
And , in short , let it become the political religion of the nation ; and let the old and the young , the rich and the poor , the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions , sacrifice unceasingly upon its ...
And , in short , let it become the political religion of the nation ; and let the old and the young , the rich and the poor , the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions , sacrifice unceasingly upon its ...
Page 14
3 But it may be asked , “ Why suppose danger to our political institutions ? Have we not preserved them for more than fifty years ? And why may we not for fifty times as long ? " We hope there is no sufficient reason , We hope all ...
3 But it may be asked , “ Why suppose danger to our political institutions ? Have we not preserved them for more than fifty years ? And why may we not for fifty times as long ? " We hope there is no sufficient reason , We hope all ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adopted answer appear army attempt authority believe called cause command common Congress consider Constitution continue course dear desire Douglas effect election emancipation enemy equal existence expect fact favor feel follow force friends give given half hand hold hope hundred idea Illinois interest Judge labor least less Letter liberty Lincoln live March matter McClellan mean military mind moral negro never North object officers once opinion party passed peace perhaps persons political popular position practical present President principle proclamation question reason received regard Republican seems senator slavery slaves South speak speech Springfield stand success suppose tell territory thing thought tion true Union United vote Washington whole wish wrong
Bibliographic information
| Title | Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln ... Issue 2 of The unit books The unit books, no.2 |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Publisher | H.W. Bell, 1903 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 9 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 399 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |