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... president to enforce the laws . 3. The first Republican president will discharge that duty fearlessly and faithfully . 4. He will confine himself to the enforcement of those laws which affect the interests of the country at large - the ...
... president to enforce the laws . 3. The first Republican president will discharge that duty fearlessly and faithfully . 4. He will confine himself to the enforcement of those laws which affect the interests of the country at large - the ...
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... president - elect . In some respects the most notable of all these visits was one from a deputation headed by an ex - president of the nation . The Peace Conference completed its work on Wed- nesday , February twenty - seventh . By ...
... president - elect . In some respects the most notable of all these visits was one from a deputation headed by an ex - president of the nation . The Peace Conference completed its work on Wed- nesday , February twenty - seventh . By ...
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... president and the president - elect made its way down Pennsylvania Avenue , almost hidden from view by the guard . Some observers commended General Scott for his protection of the president - elect , and others sharply criti- cized him ...
... president and the president - elect made its way down Pennsylvania Avenue , almost hidden from view by the guard . Some observers commended General Scott for his protection of the president - elect , and others sharply criti- cized him ...
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... president , rose and took the president's hat , and held it until it was time for Lincoln to replace it on his head - an act of courtesy which was much com- mented on at the time , and which must not be omitted from the picture of the ...
... president , rose and took the president's hat , and held it until it was time for Lincoln to replace it on his head - an act of courtesy which was much com- mented on at the time , and which must not be omitted from the picture of the ...
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... president read the words of his inaugural address : Fellow Citizens of the United States : In compliance with a custom as old as the government itself , I appear before you to address you briefly , and to take in your presence the oath ...
... president read the words of his inaugural address : Fellow Citizens of the United States : In compliance with a custom as old as the government itself , I appear before you to address you briefly , and to take in your presence the oath ...
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Page 13 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 147 - The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
Page 489 - It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us...
Page 318 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years...
Page 389 - I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect, and defend it/ "I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Page 488 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Page 141 - I may believe to be falsely drawn I do not now and here argue against them. If there be perceptible in it, an impatient and dictatorial tone, I waive it, in deference to an old friend, whose heart I have always supposed to be right. As to the policy 'I seem to be pursuing,' as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt.
Page 493 - Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.
Page 266 - Must I shoot a simpleminded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert?
Page 14 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.