We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. 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. Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 171by John Wien Forney - 1873Full view - About this book
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