 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1903 - 460 pages
...to that extent a total destruction of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-government;...himself and also governs another man, that is more than selfgovernment—that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - American literature - 1905 - 350 pages
...to that extent a total destruction of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-government...connection with one man's making a slave of another. Judge Douglas frequently, with bitter irony and sarcasm, paraphrases our argument by saying : ' ' The... | |
 | Helen Nicolay - 1906 - 340 pages
...selfgovernment— they lived it. It was this understanding, this feeling, which taught Lincoln to write: "When the white man governs himself, that is self-government;...is more than self-government— that is despotism;" and also to give utterance to its twin truth : "He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave."... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1906 - 746 pages
...morals, but of "State rights," — a mere matter of local selfgovernment, — Mr. Lincoln replied, " When the white man governs himself, that is self-government,...is more than selfgovernment — that is despotism." It was on these opposing grounds that the two men took their stand for the battle of argument and principle... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Presidents - 1906 - 350 pages
...to that extent a total destruction of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-government;...himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government—that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why, then, my ancient faith teaches me... | |
 | John George Nicolay - Presidents - 1906 - 612 pages
...that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-gbverhrrlenl ; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government — that is"Hespotism. . . . I particularly object to the new position which the avowed principle of this Nebraska... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1907 - 738 pages
...to that extent a total destruction of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-government...connection with one man's making a slave of another. Judge Douglas frequently, with bitter irony and sarcasm, paraphrases our argument by saying : " The... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 404 pages
...of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself ? When the white man governshimself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself...connection with one man's making a slave of another. Judge Douglas frequently, with bitter irony and sarcasm, paraphrases our argument by saying: "The white... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 328 pages
...not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, * Alexander Pope, in "Essay on Criticism." that is self-government; but when he governs himself...connection with one man's making a slave of another. Judge Douglas frequently, with bitter irony and sarcasm, paraphrases our argument by saying: "The white... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Presidents - 1907 - 384 pages
...not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, . * Alexander Pope, in "Essay on Criticism." that is self-government ; but when he governs himself...connection with one man's making a slave of another. Judge Douglas frequently, with bitter irony and sarcasm, paraphrases our argument by saying: "The white... | |
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But if the Negro is a man, is it not to that extent a total destruction of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man,... 
