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" Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light... "
The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great ... - Page 224
by Edward McPherson - 1864 - 440 pages
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Life of Abraham Lincoln

Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 556 pages
...exhibited by the closing paragraph of the message : "Fellow citizens," — thus reads the passage— "We cannot escape history. We of this Congress, and this...in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. We say that we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln

Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 pages
...exhibited by the closing paragraph of the message : "Fellow citizens," — thus reads the passage — "We cannot escape history. We of this Congress, and this...in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. We say that we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the...
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The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1

J. T. Headley - United States - 1866 - 640 pages
...country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape /history. We, of this Congress and this Administratiori, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal...in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know haw to save the Union....
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The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of Slavery

Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 750 pages
...appeal for the system of compensated emancipation in these memorable words : " Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this...insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial throagh which we pass, will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. We say we...
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The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1

J. T. Headley - History - 1866 - 772 pages
...and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this...be remembered in spite of» ourselves. No personal signifieance, or insignifieance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass,...
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Abraham Lincoln: His Life and Public Services

Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...plead for emancipation, how earnest and outspoken were his words ! In his Annual Message he said, " We cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this...Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. . . . We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln: For the Young Man and the Sabbath School

William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration...down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. * * In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike to what we give...
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Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs

United States Department of State - United States - 1965 - 984 pages
...and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this...in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union....
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Speeches on Political Questions [1850-1871]

George Washington Julian - Civil rights - 1872 - 508 pages
...language of our patriotic Chief Magistrate, that " We cannot escape history. We of this Congress and of this administration will be remembered in spite of...down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free ; honorable alike in what we give and...
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Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1

John Wien Forney - Bookbinding - 1873 - 462 pages
...anew. We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We, of this Congress and this Administration,...in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union....
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