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" Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still... "
Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and presidential addresses, 1859 ... - Page 223
by Abraham Lincoln - 1907
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Lincoln on Lincoln

Paul M. Zall - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 220 pages
...first. Then, a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and...
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The World's Great Speeches

Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna - History - 1999 - 978 pages
...first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to he pursued seemed very fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have heen constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the...
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Presidential Documents: The Speeches, Proclamations, and Policies that Have ...

Jim F. Watts, Fred L. Israel - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 416 pages
...the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and...
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The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation

Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it...
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Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-government

Lucas E. Morel - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 272 pages
...existing rights of the citizenry. As this remained Lincoln's objective throughout the national crisis, "during which public declarations have been constantly...forth on every point and phase of the great contest," he concludes, "little that is new could be presented." Moving from past events to the present, Lincoln...
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Critical Issues in American Religious History: A Reader

Robert R. Mathisen - History - 2001 - 674 pages
...first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and...
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The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863

Gary W. Gallagher - History - 2001 - 94 pages
...and consequences. ln his second inaugural address, delivered on 4 March 1865, Abraham Lincoln spoke of the 'great contest which still absorbs the attention, and engrosses the energies of the nation.' The President affirmed that 'neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which...
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Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

G. David Garson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2001 - 366 pages
...the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and...
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American Presidents: Farewell Messages to the Nation, 1796-2001

Gleaves Whitney - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 496 pages
...the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and...
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The Battle of Gettysburg

Franklin Aretas Haskell - History - 2002 - 128 pages
...first. Then, a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which...little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and...
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