The Snowflake herald., 1922-02-10

many good among ourselves into open war
with the very fundamental principles of civil lib
erty, criticising the Declaration of Independence
and insisting that there is no right principle OF
action but Self-intereSt (Speech at Ottawa, ILL.,,
Aug. 21 1859
What constitutes the bulwark of own lib
erty and independence? 1t is not our frowning
battlements, brstling seacoasts the guns of
our war steamers or the strength of our gallant
and disciplined army. These are not our reliance
against resumption of tyranny in our fair land.
Our reliance is in the love of liberty which
God has planted in our bosoms. Our defense is
in the preservation of the spirit which prizes lid
erty the heritage of all men in all lands every
where. Destroy this spirit and you have planted
the seeds of despotism around our own doors.
(Speech at Chicago, Ill, Sept H. 1859
All the armies of Europe Asia, and Africa COM
bined with all the treasure of the earth (our own
eXcepted) in their military chest, with Bonaparte
for a commander could not By force take drink
from the Ohio make track on the Blue Ridge
in a trial of thousand years. At what point,
then is the approach of danger to be expected?
l answer, if it reaches it must spring up
among us it cannot come from abroad. If destruc-
ton be our lot must ourselves be its author
and fnisher AS nation Of freedmen must
live through all time die by suicide. (Speech
at Springfield Ill., JAN 27, 1879
No man is good enough to govern another man
without that others consent. Those who
selves and under just God cannot long retain
it. (Speech at Springfield H., Oct. 1, 1S54.)
Allow all the governed an equal voice in the
government that and that only i3 self-govern-
ment. Finally l insist that if there is
anything that it is the duty of the whole people
to never intrust to hands other than their own
that thing is the preservation and perpetuity of
their own liberties and institutions. (Speech at
Peoria, H., Oct 16, 1854)
The strongest bond of human sympathy outside
the family relation should be uniting all work
ing people of all nations, tongues and kndreds
(Reply to committee of Workingmen's association
of New York. Mar. p, 1864.)
We will hereafter speak for freedom and against
slavery as long as the Constitution guarantees
free speech; until everywhere this wide land
the sun shall shine, and the rain shall fall and
the wind shall blow upon no man who goes forth
to unreuuited toll. (1856, History of Abraham
Lincoln.-Arnold. p 80
go for all sharing the privilege of the govern
ment who assist in bearing it's burdens, .
by no means excluding females announcement
Of political views, June 13, 1860
am onposed to the limitation or lessening of
the right of suffrage If anything I in favor
of its extension or enlargement. l want to lift
men up-to broaden rather than contract their
privileges. Interview, Springfield n.-Herndon,
p. 625.)
But in larger sense we cannot dedicate, we
cannot consecrate we cannot haow this ground
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled
here have consecrated it far above our poor power
to add or detract The world will little note nor
long remember what say here, but it can never
forget what they did here 1t is for us, the living
rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus far so nobly
advanced 1t is rather for us to be here dedicated
to the great task remaining before US; that from
these honored dead we take increased devotion.
that we here highly resolve that these dead shall
not have died in vain; that this nation under
God shall have a new birth of freedom; and that
government of the people, by the people, for the
people, shall not perish from the earth (Gettys-
burg Address, November 10. 1859