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... duty and moral feeling , I hardly know what should bear with stronger obli- gation on a liberal and enlightened mind ... duties which that relation , and the present occasion , impose upon us . We have come to this Rock , to record here ...
... duty and moral feeling , I hardly know what should bear with stronger obli- gation on a liberal and enlightened mind ... duties which that relation , and the present occasion , impose upon us . We have come to this Rock , to record here ...
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... duty which they impose upon us . We hold these institutions of government , religion , and learning , to be transmitted , as well as en- joyed . We are in the line of conveyance , through which whatever has been obtained by the spirit ...
... duty which they impose upon us . We hold these institutions of government , religion , and learning , to be transmitted , as well as en- joyed . We are in the line of conveyance , through which whatever has been obtained by the spirit ...
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... duty than to maintain and support it in the full exercise of all its just con- stitutional powers . The cause of science and literature also imposes upon us an im- portant and delicate trust . The wealth and population of the coun- try ...
... duty than to maintain and support it in the full exercise of all its just con- stitutional powers . The cause of science and literature also imposes upon us an im- portant and delicate trust . The wealth and population of the coun- try ...
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... duty of patriotism , have all of us long ago received it in charge from our fathers to cherish your name and your virtues . You will account it an instance of your good for- tune , sir , that you crossed the seas to visit us at a time ...
... duty of patriotism , have all of us long ago received it in charge from our fathers to cherish your name and your virtues . You will account it an instance of your good for- tune , sir , that you crossed the seas to visit us at a time ...
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... that the popular form is practicable , and that with wisdom and knowledge men may govern themselves ; and the duty incumbent on us is , to preserve the consistency of this cheering example , and take care that nothing may weaken 69.
... that the popular form is practicable , and that with wisdom and knowledge men may govern themselves ; and the duty incumbent on us is , to preserve the consistency of this cheering example , and take care that nothing may weaken 69.
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Page 425 - Liberty first and Union afterwards ; but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable.
Page 84 - True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it; but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way ; but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, .and in the occasion.
Page 425 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have...
Page 410 - It is, sir, the people's constitution, the people's government; made for the people; made by the people; and answerable to the people.
Page 128 - By the law of the land, is most clearly intended, the general law; a law, which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Page 424 - I profess, sir, in my career hitherto, to have kept steadily in view the prosperity and honor of the whole country, and the preservation of our Federal Union. It is to that union we owe our safety at home, and our consideration and dignity abroad. It is to that union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country.
Page 451 - ... his roof. A healthful old man to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs and reaches the door of the chamber.
Page 43 - Young man, there is America — which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners; yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world.
Page 452 - ... become his master. It betrays his discretion, it breaks down his courage, it conquers his prudence. When suspicions from without begin to embarrass him, and the net of circumstance to entangle him, the fatal secret struggles with still greater violence to burst forth. It must be confessed, it will be confessed ; there is no refuge from confession but suicide, and suicide is confession.
Page 131 - Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited by the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught us nevertheless, that additional fences against these dangers ought not to be omitted.