American patriots and statesmen : from Washington to Lincoln . ause. From the point of view ofpatriotism, the most striking feature of the zvaris the lofty and elevated utterances of AbrahamLincoln, zvho embraced both sections in his affec-tion and his desire for peace and liberty. Partof Edward Everett Hales A Man Without aCountry is quoted because it represents the na-tionalistic sense of allegiance to the Federal Gov-ernment, which was Lincolns mainstay. Other-wise, nearly all the pieces in this chapter arefrom the pen or voice of Abraham Lincoln, andthey set forth the doctrines of equality
American patriots and statesmen : from Washington to Lincoln . ause. From the point of view ofpatriotism, the most striking feature of the zvaris the lofty and elevated utterances of AbrahamLincoln, zvho embraced both sections in his affec-tion and his desire for peace and liberty. Partof Edward Everett Hales A Man Without aCountry is quoted because it represents the na-tionalistic sense of allegiance to the Federal Gov-ernment, which was Lincolns mainstay. Other-wise, nearly all the pieces in this chapter arefrom the pen or voice of Abraham Lincoln, andthey set forth the doctrines of equality, oppor-tunity, and peace which Lincoln did so much tocrystallize and fix forever in the minds of hiscountry. Nothing better illustrates the patriotismof the zvhole than these utterances of Lincoln,some from his formal messages and some fromoff-hand addresses made from the balcony of theWhite House. The chapter closes with three orfour of the best tributes to Lincoln as a man, astatesman and a patriot, including a recent ad-dress by President Woodrow From the A. K. Kipp portrait. i. Appeal for Union (1861) By President Abraham Lincoln From Lincolns first inaugural which was an appealto both sections to stand by the Union. Physically speaking, we cannot cannot remove our respective sections fromeach other, nor build an impassable wall betweenthem. A husband and wife may be divorced,and go out of the presence and beyond the reachof each other; but the different parts of our coun-try cannot do this. They cannot but remain faceto face, and intercourse, either amicable or hos-tile, must continue between them. Is it possible,then, to make that intercourse more advanta-geous or more satisfactory after separation thanbefore? Can aliens make treaties easier thanfriends can make laws ? Can treaties be morefaithfully enforced between aliens than laws canamong friends? Suppose you go to war, youcannot fight always; and when, after much losson both sides, and no gain on
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