 If slavery is right, all words, acts, laws, and constitutions against it, are themselves wrong, and should be silenced and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality its universality; if it is wrong, they cannot justly insist...  Abraham Lincoln - Page 154by John Torrey Morse - 1893Full view - About this book
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 292 pages
...should be silenced, and swept away. If tt is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality— iia universality ; If it is wrong, they cannot justly...thinking it wrong, is the preci.se fact upon which depend» the whole controversy. Thinkinglt right, as they do, they are not to blame for desiring its... | |
 | Campaign literature, 1860 - 1860 - 270 pages
...themselves wrong, and shwtold be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot just ;y objtct-to its nationality — its universality ; if it Is wrong,...wrong. Their thinking it right, and our thinking it wrcmg, is the precise fact upon which depend* the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do,... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...it, are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality — its universality ; if...grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it rignt, and our thinking il wrong, is trie precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 270 pages
...itt are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality — its universality ; if...ask, we could readily grant, If we thought Slavery rigin ; all we ask, they could as readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right,... | |
 | William Dean Howells - Campaign biography - 1860 - 414 pages
...right, we can not justly object to its nationality — its universality; if it is wrong, they can not justly insist upon its extension — its enlargement....if we thought slavery right; all we ask they could readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right, and our thinking it wrong, is the... | |
 | Political parties - 1860 - 268 pages
...it is right, we cannotjustly object to its nationality — ¡is universality ; if it is wrong, ihey cannot justly insist upon its extension — its enlargement....grant, if we thought Slavery right ; all we ask, they couU as readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right, and our thinking it wrong,... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...convince them? This, and this only: cease to call slavery wrong, and join them in calling it right. . . . Their thinking it right and our thinking it wrong...precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy. Think* These studies are reprinted monthly and issued on the tenth of the month following issue of... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - Recitations - 1864 - 530 pages
...away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality — its universality; if it is wrqng they cannot justly insist upon its extension, its enlargement. All they ask we would readily grant if we thought slavery right ; all we ask they could as readily grant, if they thought... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...should be silenced and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality — ita universality ; if it is wrong, they cannot justly...it right, and our thinking it wrong, is the precise feet upon which depends the whole controversy. Thinking it right, as they do, they are not to blame... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1885 - 316 pages
...it, are themselves wrong, and should be silenced, and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality — its universality; if...could readily grant, if we thought slavery right ; all wo ask, they could as readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right, and our thinking... | |
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