American oratorsMayo Williamson Hazeltine P.F. Collier, 1903 |
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... prosperity and felicity — since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained — and since ...
... prosperity and felicity — since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained — and since ...
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... prosperity ; of that very liberty which you so highly prize . But as it is easy to foresee that , from dif- ferent causes and from different quarters , much pains will be taken , many artifices employed , to weaken in your minds the ...
... prosperity ; of that very liberty which you so highly prize . But as it is easy to foresee that , from dif- ferent causes and from different quarters , much pains will be taken , many artifices employed , to weaken in your minds the ...
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... prosperity . Will it not be their wisdom to rely for the preservation of these advantages on the Union by which they were procured ? Will they not henceforth be deaf to those advisers , if such there are , who would sever them from ...
... prosperity . Will it not be their wisdom to rely for the preservation of these advantages on the Union by which they were procured ? Will they not henceforth be deaf to those advisers , if such there are , who would sever them from ...
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... prosperity , religion and morality are indispensable supports . In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism , who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happi- ness , these firmest props of the duties of men and ...
... prosperity , religion and morality are indispensable supports . In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism , who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happi- ness , these firmest props of the duties of men and ...
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... prosperity in the toils of European ambition , rivalship , interest , humor or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ; so far , I mean , as we are now at liberty to ...
... prosperity in the toils of European ambition , rivalship , interest , humor or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ; so far , I mean , as we are now at liberty to ...
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39 ページ - Observe good faith and justice towards all nations, cultivate peace and harmony with all; religion and morality enjoin this conduct, and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.
140 ページ - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none...
40 ページ - The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
33 ページ - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all.
37 ページ - ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose; and there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.
34 ページ - Towards the preservation of your government, and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts.
85 ページ - Peace, peace; but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen wish ? what would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God! — I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
34 ページ - All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency.
37 ページ - It ia important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism.
140 ページ - ... militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...