 | 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...rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish... With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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...rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And war carne. )) HH 9-4 La poesia Nata per esprimere sentimenti... | |
 | Franklin Aretas Haskell - History - 2002 - 128 pages
...All dreaded it - all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without...agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war;... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Josh Gottheimer - History - 2003 - 576 pages
...war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without...rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the wyar came. One-eighth of the whole population was colored... | |
 | Sabas H. Whittaker M. F. a., Sabas Whittaker, M.F.A. - African Americans - 2003 - 367 pages
...war. All dreaded it-all sought to avert it. While the general address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without...rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And war came. One eight of the whole population were colored... | |
 | Michael Waldman - 363 pages
...address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, urgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without...rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. "Let us strive on to finish the work we are... | |
 | United States. National Archives and Records Administration - History - 2006 - 257 pages
...dreaded it— all sought to avert it. While the inaugeral [sic] address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without...parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but... | |
 | 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...rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came." After having defined the issue — war or... | |
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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. 
