 Was it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution? By general law, life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that measures otherwise unconstitutional...  Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders: An Interim Report of ... - Sida 286efter United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities - 1975 - 349 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1865 - 810 sidor
...imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that government, that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was it...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Bight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability,... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - 1864 - 200 sidor
...ability, imposed upon me the duty of preserving, by every indispensable means, that Government—that nation—of which that Constitution was the organic...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that to the best of my ability... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 492 sidor
...upon me the duty of preserving, by every 21 indispensable means, that government—that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was it...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 sidor
...upon me the duty of preserving, by every 21 indispensable means, that government — that nation, of which that Constitution was the organic law. Was it...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed tliis ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 sidor
...organic law. Was it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? By general law, lii'e and limb must be protected ; yet often a limb must...Constitution, through the preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that, to the best of my ability,... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 sidor
...often a limb must bo amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I feel that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become...Constitution, through the preservation of the Nation.- Eight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel that to the best of my ability... | |
 | Hiram Ketchum - 1864 - 80 sidor
...effect, affirms that it was impossible to keep this oath without losing the nation. He maintains " that measures otherwise unconstitutional, might become...Constitution through, the preservation of the nation. EIGHT OR WRONG," he declares, " I ASSUMED THIS GROUND, AND NOW AVOW IT." This ¡8 a bold avowal to... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1864 - 462 sidor
...be amputated to aare a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I felt that matures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful, by...indispensable to the preservation of the Constitution, through tho preservation of the nation. Right or wrong, I assumed thb ground, and now AVOW it. I could not... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1864 - 96 sidor
...often a limb must be amputated to save a life ; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb. I feel that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become...becoming indispensable to the preservation of the nation. Eight or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it. I could not feel, that, to the best... | |
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