 It forces us to ask, Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness? Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?  History of the American Civil War - Page 176by John William Draper - 1868 - 570 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 pages
...an end to free government upon the earth. It forces us to ask : " Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness ? " " Must a government,...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ? " So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the government, and so... | |
 | John Sherman - Cabinet officers - 1895 - 724 pages
...put an end to free government upon the earth. It forces us to ask: 'Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?' ' Must a government,...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?' " So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the government ; and so... | |
 | Samuel Wylie Crawford - Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) - 1896 - 526 pages
...by the same people, can or cannot maintain its territorial integrity against its own domestic foes. Must a government of necessity be too strong for the...own people or too weak to maintain its own existence ?" APPENDIX IV. " STEAMSHIP Baltic, " Thursday, April 18, 1861. "GENERAL : " I have the honor to submit... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1898 - 300 pages
...put an end to free government upon the earth. It forces us to ask: "Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?" "Must a Government,...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government; and so to... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - United States - 1898 - 268 pages
...cannot maintain its territorial integrity against its own domestic foes. "Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness?" Must a government of...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence? It might seem, at first thought, to be of little difference whether the present movement at the South... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1899 - 1040 pages
...the earth. It forces us to ask : "Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness f " " Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence !" So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government; and so... | |
 | Carl Schurz - 1899 - 106 pages
...message to Congress he defined it in admirably pointed language : " Must a government be of necessity too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence? Is there in all republics this inherent weakness ? " This question he answered in the name of the great... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - United States - 1900 - 654 pages
...cannot maintain its territorial integrity against its own domestic foes. "Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness?" Must a government of...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence? It might seem, at first thought, to be of little difference whether the present movement at the South... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - Constitutional history - 1901 - 760 pages
...an end to free government upon the earth. It compelled the question: "Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness?" "Must a government,...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ?" Viewing the issue in this light, the President had no choice but to call out the war power of the... | |
 | Robert Henry Browne - United States - 1901 - 718 pages
...on the earth. It forces iis to ask, Is there in all Republics this inherent and fatal weakness? Must government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence? "So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government; and so,... | |
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