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" But I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by. "
Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 245
by John Wien Forney - 1873
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Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 270 pages
...merely to do something toward raising a flag. I may, therefore, have said something indiscreet. But I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by. Reply to the Mayor of Washington, DC February 27,...
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Complete Works, Volume 12

Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 428 pages
...country's cause. Letter to Zachariah Chandler, Nov. 2O, 1863, vol. IX, p. 213. DEVOTION TO THE UNION I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by. Address in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Feb....
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Lectures and Sermons

William James Potter - Sermons, American - 1895 - 474 pages
...assassinated on this spot than surrender it ! " and closed the remarkable speech with the solemn words, " I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, die by." It was not in the nature of the man who had given himself...
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The Pacific Monthly: A Magazine of Education and Progress, Volumes 4-6

William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease - West (U.S.) - 1900 - 1250 pages
...liberty not alone to the people of this country, but, I hope, to the world for all future time. * * * I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by. and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by." I cannot but contrast that with those pulpit declarations...
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The Words of Abraham Lincoln, for Use in Schools

Abraham Lincoln - 1898 - 312 pages
...merely to do something towards raising the flag. I may, therefore, have said something indiscreet. I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by. THE SITUATION IN 1861. The situation which confronted...
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No Constitutional Power to Conquer Foreign Nations and Hold Their People in ...

George Frisbie Hoar - United States - 1899 - 80 pages
...that he had not expected to say a word, he repeated the consecration of his life, exclaiming : " I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by." When you raise the flag over the Philippine Islands...
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Abraham Lincoln

Carl Schurz - 1899 - 208 pages
...towards raising a flag — I may, therefore, have said something indiscreet. [Cries of " No, No."] But 1 have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, die by. XIII. LAST PUBLIC ADDRESS. This address, given in Washington...
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The Gettysburg Speech, and Other Papers

Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 - 1899 - 122 pages
...towards raising a flag — I may, therefore, have said something indiscreet. [Cries of " No, No."] But I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, die by. XIII. LAST PUBLIC ADDRESS. This address, given in Washington...
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Early Speeches, Springfield Speech, Cooper Union Speech, Inaugural Addresses ...

Abraham Lincoln - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1899 - 196 pages
...toward raising a flag. I may, therefore, have said something indiscreet. [Cries of " No, no."] But I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by. First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1861. [" Mr. Lincoln...
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Republic Or Empire?: The Philippine Question

William Jennings Bryan - Imperialism - 1899 - 841 pages
...that he had not expected to say a word, he repeated the consecration of his life, exclaiming — I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by. When you raise the flag over the Philippine Islands...
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