 This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.  Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln ... - Page 187by Abraham Lincoln - 1903 - 399 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 184 pages
...shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise the constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow...desirous of having the national constitution amended." • MESSAGE TO CONGRESS, MARCH, 4, 1861. "This relative matter of national power and State rights,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1896 - 502 pages
...shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow...Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised... | |
 | Alexander Johnston, James Albert Woodburn - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1897 - 504 pages
...Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember...desirous of having the National Constitution amended. * * *' I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment, however, I have not... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1897 - 858 pages
...Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I can not be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1897 - 790 pages
...Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I can not be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1898 - 300 pages
...constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I cannot °, ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic...Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised... | |
 | Paul Selby - 1900 - 478 pages
...shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow...Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc - 1900 - 470 pages
...Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember...desirous of having the National Constitution amended. ... 1 understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution—which amendment, however, I have not seen—has... | |
 | Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - English literature - 1901 - 398 pages
...Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember...ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic cit-345 izens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation... | |
 | Benson John Lossing, John Fiske, Woodrow Wilson - United States - 1901 - 516 pages
...their govern- constitutional ment into tribunal. the bands of that right of amending it. or eminent their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the faet that many worthy and patriotic citi/ens are desirous of having the national Nor is there in this... | |
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