| Allen C. Guelzo - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 374 pages
...as President. To abandon the Proclamation, he told Congress in his annual message in December 1863, "would be not only to relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point, that while I remain in my present position... | |
| David Herbert Donald, Harold Holzer - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 462 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided and will further aid...astounding breach of faith. I may add, at this point, while I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation,... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 896 pages
...of the rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. In my judgment they have aided, and will further aid,...relinquish a lever of power, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add at this point that, while I remain in my present position,... | |
| Richard Striner - History - 2006 - 320 pages
...rebellion. To give them their fullest effect, there had to be a pledge for their maintenance. . . . To now abandon them would be not only to relinquish...would also be a cruel and astounding breach of faith. . . ." He continued: "I may add at this point, that while I remain in my present position I shall not... | |
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