 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 598 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government — that nation, of which that Constitution...lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution 1 By general law, life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life;... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every in* dispensable means, that government, that nation of which that Constitution...lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? 15y general law, life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb must be amputated to save a lite,... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government, that nation, of which that Constitution...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | Albert Shaw - Literature - 1892 - 790 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government — that nation of which that Constitution...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. "I felt that measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - Presidents - 1893 - 396 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government, — that nation, of which that Constitution...Constitution ? By general law, life and limb must 1 To AG Hodges, April 4, 1864, N. and H., vi. 430 ; and see Lincoln to Chase, Sept. 2, 1863 ; ibid.... | |
 | James Bryce Bryce (Viscount) - United States - 1897 - 792 pages
...the organic law. \Vas it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution? By Renerai law life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by In-coming indispensable to the... | |
 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1893 - 394 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government, —' that nation, of which that Constitution...preserve the Constitution ? By general law, life and limb j 1 To AG Hodges, April 4, 1864, N. and H., vi. Lincoln to Chase, Sept. 2, 1863; ibid. 434. be protected,... | |
 | James Bryce Bryce (Viscount) - Political parties - 1893 - 760 pages
...on me the duty of preserving by every indispensable means that government, that nation, of which the Constitution was the organic law. Was it possible...the Constitution? By general law life and limb must bo protected, yet often a limb must bo amputated to save a life, but a life is never wisely given to... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government — that nation — of which that Constitution...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 854 pages
...to the best of my ability imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government — that nation, of which that Constitution...but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the... | |
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Constitution was the organic law. Was it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? " By general law, life and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never .wisely given to save... 
