The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: Selected and Ed., with IntroductionBrentano's, 1908 - 117 pages |
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Page vi
... nation , 47 Reverence for law the best preservative for American nationality , 48 Reason molded into a reverence for the Con- stitution is America's finest safeguard for liberty , 49 Self - interest the prime motive , 52 Labor and ...
... nation , 47 Reverence for law the best preservative for American nationality , 48 Reason molded into a reverence for the Con- stitution is America's finest safeguard for liberty , 49 Self - interest the prime motive , 52 Labor and ...
Page viii
... nation , IOI On amending the Constitution , 102 Government by majority , 103 The bulwark of American liberty and independ- ence , 104 The status of the States is in the Union , 105 The Constitution and the rights of the States , 106 The ...
... nation , IOI On amending the Constitution , 102 Government by majority , 103 The bulwark of American liberty and independ- ence , 104 The status of the States is in the Union , 105 The Constitution and the rights of the States , 106 The ...
Page xi
... nation does consciously and determinedly set out on an enterprise which is progressive , ad- vancing , and enlightening to itself ; they pan- der to the common mind by ascribing to it qualities of foresight and initiation , and by ...
... nation does consciously and determinedly set out on an enterprise which is progressive , ad- vancing , and enlightening to itself ; they pan- der to the common mind by ascribing to it qualities of foresight and initiation , and by ...
Page xii
... . The mass of the nation was in a throes of tra- vail , “ looking before and after and pining for what is not . " A century almost had passed since its founders had promulgated the great doctrine of freedom that " all men were xii.
... . The mass of the nation was in a throes of tra- vail , “ looking before and after and pining for what is not . " A century almost had passed since its founders had promulgated the great doctrine of freedom that " all men were xii.
Page xvi
... nation . Lincoln knew men so truly that , when we remember his power as President , it is to his high praise that he used his knowledge to their doing and not to their undoing . He inspired them to noble deeds and upheld them to exalted ...
... nation . Lincoln knew men so truly that , when we remember his power as President , it is to his high praise that he used his knowledge to their doing and not to their undoing . He inspired them to noble deeds and upheld them to exalted ...
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