 In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth.  Littell's Living Age - Page 1821863Full view - About this book
 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - United States - 1890 - 642 pages
...save it. We — even we here— hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable...nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just —... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...save it. We — even we here — hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable...nobly save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just —... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Presidents - 1891 - 416 pages
...save it. We — even we here — hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable,...nobly save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just —... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...even we here— hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we as«ure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we...shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed ; this could not, cannot fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous,... | |
 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson - United States - 1891 - 462 pages
...freedom." In his message to Congress the President thus explained this act : — " In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike...preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the Jast best hope of earth. . . . The way is plain, peaceful, glorious, just, — a way, which, if followed,... | |
 | William Uhler Hensel - Campaign biography - 1892 - 590 pages
...States. In his message to Congress, the President thus explains this act: "In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free, honorable alike...nobly save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of earth. * * * The way is plain, peaceful, glorious, just—a way which, if followed, the world will... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...save it. We — even we here — hold the power and uear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable...preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the lust, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful,... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the/?w — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve....nobly save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just —... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...to save it. We, even we, here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and in what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last hope of earth. Other means may succeed... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 pages
...save it. We — even ice here — hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable...nobly save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of earth. Other means may succeed, this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just —... | |
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