 But you will not abide the election of a Republican President. In that supposed event, you say, you will destroy the Union ; and then, you say, the great crime of having destroyed it will be upon us ? That Is cool. A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear,...  Life of Abraham Lincoln - Page 210by Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Herbert Donald, Harold Holzer - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 462 pages
...will be upon us! That is cool. A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, "Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then...it was no more my own than my vote is my own; and the threat of death to me, to extort my money, and the threat of destruction to the Union, to extort... | |
 | Donald J. Meyers - History - 2005 - 284 pages
...will be upon us! That is cool, a highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, 'Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer...' "If you would have the peace of the old times, readopt the precepts and policy of the old times.. There... | |
 | Robert F. Hawes - Political Science - 2006 - 357 pages
...President, Lincoln had said: "A highwayman holds a pistol to my head and mutters through his teeth, 'Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you and then you will be a murderer.'" 48 Then, having won the election, Lincoln informed Southerners that they would give him what he wanted... | |
 | Richard Striner - History - 2006 - 320 pages
...will be upon us! That is cool. A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, 'Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!'"46 Lincoln finished this speech with a clarion call to the Republicans. He told them that... | |
 | Kenneth R. Hammond - Psychology - 2007 - 368 pages
...That is cool. [Great laughter] . A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth "Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!" [Continued laughter].2 Having used the rational-analytical tactic to ridicule the contradiction in... | |
 | Peter C. Y. Chow - Political Science - 2007 - 335 pages
...false claim that it is Taiwan (the free North) that is provoking war, was likewise mocked by Lincoln. 'Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer' demanded the war-prone South (Holzer, 2004, pp. 137,280). Yet the North was divided. Lincoln came close... | |
 | James M. McPherson - History - 2007 - 272 pages
...That is cool. [Great laughter] A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, 'Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!' [Continued laughter]"27 Lincoln's peroration urged Republicans to remain true to their principles despite... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 172 pages
...will be upon us! That is cool. A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, "Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!"35 5 MARCH. During an exhausting fortnight following his talk at Cooper Union, Lincoln spoke... | |
 | James D. Best - Fiction - 2008 - 333 pages
...us!" Laughter. "That is cool. A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, 'Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you and then you will be a murderer!" The sudden shift of laughter to prolonged applause told Cummings that Lincoln had command of this audience.... | |
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