Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
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Hence the marching armies of the Republic, and the thunder of cannonat the gates of Vicksburg, Charleston and Richmond. Hence thesuspension of the _habeas corpus_, the seizure and occasionalimprisonment of treason-shriekers and sympathizers, for which he hasbeen denounced as a tyrant by journals, which, slandering him whileliving, have the effrontery to put on the semblance of grief andthrow lying emblems of mourning to the wind! For the exercise of thatauthority, he went for trial to the Ameri...can people, and theytriumphantly sustained him.
II. The second grand regulating idea of his administration may bebest stated in his own words: "GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THEPEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE. " He conceded the people _to be theGovernment_. Their will was above the opinion of secretaries andgenerals. He recognized their right to dictate the policy of theadministration. Their majesty was ever before him as an actualpresence. On the 11th of February, 1861, he said, in Indianapolis, "Of the people when they rise in mass in behalf of the Union and theliberties of their country, it may be said, 'The gates of hell shallnot prevail against them, '" and again, "I appeal to you to constantlybear in mind that with you, and not with politicians, not with thePresident, not with office-seekers, but _with you_ rests thequestion, Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country bepreserved to the latest generation?" Again, on that memorable journeyto Washington, he said, "It is with you, the people, to advance thegreat cause of the Union and the Constitution.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Hence the marching armies of the Republic, and the thunder of cannonat the gates of Vicksburg, Charleston and Richmond. Hence thesuspension of the _habeas corpus_, the seizure and occasionalimprisonment of treason-shriekers and sympathizers, for which he hasbeen denounced as a tyrant by journals, which, slandering him whileliving, have the effrontery to put on the semblance of grief andthrow lying emblems of mourning to the wind! For the exercise of thatauthority, he went for trial to the Ameri...can people, and theytriumphantly sustained him.
II. The second grand regulating idea of his administration may bebest stated in his own words: "GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THEPEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE. " He conceded the people _to be theGovernment_. Their will was above the opinion of secretaries andgenerals. He recognized their right to dictate the policy of theadministration. Their majesty was ever before him as an actualpresence. On the 11th of February, 1861, he said, in Indianapolis, "Of the people when they rise in mass in behalf of the Union and theliberties of their country, it may be said, 'The gates of hell shallnot prevail against them, '" and again, "I appeal to you to constantlybear in mind that with you, and not with politicians, not with thePresident, not with office-seekers, but _with you_ rests thequestion, Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country bepreserved to the latest generation?" Again, on that memorable journeyto Washington, he said, "It is with you, the people, to advance thegreat cause of the Union and the Constitution.
What to read after Abraham Lincoln?
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