 It was in the oath I took that I would to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could not take the office without taking the oath. Nor was it my view that I might take an oath to get power, and break...  Abraham Lincoln, an Essay - Page 81by Carl Schurz - 1891 - 117 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Luther Emerson Robinson - 1918 - 376 pages
...of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could not take office without taking the oath. Nor was it my view...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1920 - 362 pages
...and feeling. It was in the oath I took that I would to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administratici this oath even forbade me to practically... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1921 - 292 pages
...feeling. It was in the oath I took that I would, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically... | |
 | Charles Washington Moores - Presidents - 1922 - 66 pages
...feeling. It was in the oath that I took, that I would, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power." One who doubts Lincoln's erudition needs only read the state papers of the War President... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1927 - 474 pages
...feeling. It was in the oath I took that I would, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically... | |
 | Emanuel Hertz - 1927 - 774 pages
...of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could not take office without taking the oath. Nor was it my view...take an oath to get power and break the oath in using the power." He recognized far more clearly than the critics who reproached him with delay in establishing... | |
 | National Republican club inc - 1927 - 408 pages
...officially upon this judgment and feeling. It was in the oath I took that I would preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...take the office without taking the oath, nor was it in my view that I might take an oath to get power and break the oath in using the power." Thus in every... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Don Edward Fehrenbacher - History - 1977 - 292 pages
...feeling. It was in the oath I took that I would, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically... | |
 | Charles E. Schutz - Humor - 1977 - 364 pages
...my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of 28. Lincoln, Collected Works, 2:330. the United States. I could not take the office without...an oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil administration this oath even forbade me to practically... | |
 | Lowell Harrison - History - 2000 - 346 pages
...feeling. It was in the oath I took that I would, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. I could...taking the oath. Nor was it my view that I might take the oath to get power, and break the oath in using the power. I understood, too, that in ordinary civil... | |
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