 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.  Littell's Living Age - Page 1821863Full view - About this book
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...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 not fail." The last four words | expressed too confident... | |
 | United States - 1862 - 984 pages
...it. We — even tve here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable...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 —... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1862 - 984 pages
...save it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable...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 —... | |
 | United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) - Presidents - 1862 - 986 pages
...it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving -freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable...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 —... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 758 pages
...save it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable...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 —... | |
 | Books - 1863 - 798 pages
...bear the responsibility. " In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free, honourable alike in what we give and what we preserve. " We shall...save or meanly lose the last best hope of the earth. " Other means may succeed ; this could not fail. " The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just— a... | |
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - History - 1864 - 478 pages
...to mvt it. We, even we here, hold die power and bear the responsibility. " In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike...save or meanly lose the last best hope of the earth. " Other means may sueceed. This could not fail. " The way a plain — peaceful, generous, just ; a... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...it. We — even toe. here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable...nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, gen^ erous, just... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...— even we here — hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave wo assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in...shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not, cannot fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous,... | |
 | Abott A. Abott - 1864 - 104 pages
...responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in that 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 —... | |
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