 | Frank P. King - 1997 - 260 pages
...present government, as it came to his hands, and to transmit it, unimpaired by him, to his successor.... In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,...registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while / shall have the most solemn one to 'preserve, protect and defend' it.36 After the November election,... | |
 | Louise Bachelder - 1997 - 76 pages
...February 11, 1861] ULTIMATE JUSTICE OF THE PEOPLE . . . In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war....registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while / shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect and defend" it. I am loath to close. We are... | |
 | Stephen B. Oates - 2009 - 522 pages
...hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war," I said. "The government will not assail you. You can have...registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while / shall have the most solemn one to 'preserve, protect, and defend' it. "I am loth to close. We are... | |
 | Andy Williams - 1998 - 230 pages
...countrymen, and not in mine is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors....registered in heaven to destroy the government, while you have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect and defend" it.' Nevertheless, civil war did break... | |
 | Achala Moulik - 1999 - 324 pages
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In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy... 
