Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. Washington in Lincoln's Time - Page 221by Noah Brooks - 1895 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
| Franklin Aretas Haskell - History - 2002 - 128 pages
...seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the... | |
| G. David Garson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2001 - 366 pages
...seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation, Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would...would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came, One,eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the... | |
| Laura M. Giusti - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 132 pages
...aggressività, come risulta evidente da questo passaggio, tratto dal secondo discorso inaugurale (1865):1 (( Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...other would accept war rather than let it perish. And war carne. )) HH 9-4 La poesia Nata per esprimere sentimenti religiosi, la poesia americana varca questi... | |
| Allen D. Spiegel - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 414 pages
...June 26, 1861. In Lincoln's second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, he was concise and biblical. "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...other would accept war rather than let it perish... With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the... | |
| James W. Fraser - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 390 pages
...voiced some of the grandest hopes for the future of the nation. In March 1865, Lincoln told the nation, "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accepi war rather than let it perish. And the war came." And at the war's end, he was quite clear just... | |
| Chris Matthews - Political Science - 2002 - 220 pages
...American speech ever, Lincoln's second inaugural address. Referring to the Civil War, Lincoln said, "Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the country survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. Then the war came." Gore... | |
| History - 2003 - 260 pages
...voice, began his address. Reminding his audience of the circumstances of the First Inaugural he said, "Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would...would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came." After having defined the issue — war or disunion — and placing the war blame on the... | |
| Sabas H. Whittaker M. F. a., Sabas Whittaker, M.F.A. - African Americans - 2003 - 367 pages
...seeking to destroy it without war, seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...other would accept war rather than let it perish. And war came. One eight of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the... | |
| Michael Waldman - 363 pages
...satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. "Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would...other would accept war rather than let it perish." On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending... | |
| James Panabaker - History - 2004 - 264 pages
...military matters or venture a prediction as to the outcome, though his hope was high in that regard. "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would...would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. . . . Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already... | |
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