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" 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. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall... "
Letters and telegrams - Page 81
by Abraham Lincoln - 1907
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches ...

Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...better ?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs, " can we do better ?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history....
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln

Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...better ?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs, "can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history....
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Abott A. Abott - 1864 - 104 pages
...by concert. It is not 'can any of us imagine better,' but 'can we all do better ?' " The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As ur case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and ...

Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs, " Can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and jire must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must...
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Union and Anti-slavery Speeches

Charles Daniel Drake - Enslaved persons - 1864 - 446 pages
...? ' Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs, ' can we do better ? ' The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulties, and we must rise with the occasion. , As our case is new, so we must think anew. We must...
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The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great ...

Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs " can we do better ?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, let cannot escape hisU>ry. We, of this Congress and this Administration, will be remembered in spite...
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The Political History of the United States of America During the Great Rebellion

Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs "can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, tc« cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this Administration, will be remembered in spite...
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The History of the Civil War in the United States: Its Cause, Origin ...

Samuel Mosheim Smucker - United States - 1865 - 1244 pages
...appeal, which was as impressive as it was original, both in thought and in language: " The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. We cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of...
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The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln ...: Together with His State ...

Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 864 pages
...better ?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs, u Can we do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disinthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history....
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Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and ...

Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...better?" Object whatsoever is possible, still the question recurs, " Can we do better ? " The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present....new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must diienthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history....
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