The Wide-awake Gift: A Know-nothing Token for 1855One of 'em J. C. Derby, 1855 - 312 psl. |
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... hold this essential advantage , whether derived from its own separate strength , or from an apostate and ́ ́ unnatural connection with any foreign power , must be intrin- sically precarious . While , then , every part of our country ...
... hold this essential advantage , whether derived from its own separate strength , or from an apostate and ́ ́ unnatural connection with any foreign power , must be intrin- sically precarious . While , then , every part of our country ...
29 psl.
... hold of slight causes of umbrage , and to be haughty and intractable , when accidental or trifling occasions of dispute occur . Hence , frequent collisions , obstinate , envenomed , and bloody contests . The nation , prompted by ill ...
... hold of slight causes of umbrage , and to be haughty and intractable , when accidental or trifling occasions of dispute occur . Hence , frequent collisions , obstinate , envenomed , and bloody contests . The nation , prompted by ill ...
32 psl.
... hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs , that honesty is always the best policy . I repeat it , therefore , let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense . But in my opinion , it is unnecessary ...
... hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs , that honesty is always the best policy . I repeat it , therefore , let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense . But in my opinion , it is unnecessary ...
34 psl.
... hold this conduct , it is not necessary on this occasion to detail . I will only observe , that according to my understanding of the matter , that right , so far from being denied by any of the belligerent powers , has been virtually ...
... hold this conduct , it is not necessary on this occasion to detail . I will only observe , that according to my understanding of the matter , that right , so far from being denied by any of the belligerent powers , has been virtually ...
47 psl.
... hold them as worse than useless if they did so , because I am myself a heretic according to the papal creed . But , sir , I should be equally opposed to the introduction of my own particular faith as one to be propagated through our ...
... hold them as worse than useless if they did so , because I am myself a heretic according to the papal creed . But , sir , I should be equally opposed to the introduction of my own particular faith as one to be propagated through our ...
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38 psl. - There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
21 psl. - ... that your union and brotherly affection may be perpetual; that the free Constitution which is the work of your hands may be sacredly maintained; that its administration in every department may be stamped with wisdom and virtue; that in fine, the happiness of the people of these States, under the auspices of liberty...
121 psl. - Liberty first, and Union afterwards, — but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, — Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable," God grant it, — God grant it!
25 psl. - One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations : they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.
18 psl. - The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive Government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person, who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those, out of whom...
100 psl. - Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms!
120 psl. - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
288 psl. - He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
32 psl. - It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. "Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?
32 psl. - As a very important source of strength and security cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but remembering also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it...