 But the proclamation, as law, either is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life.  Abraham Lincoln: A Lecture - Page 28by Robert Green Ingersoll - 1895 - 53 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1865 - 836 pages
...of Illinois, " The Proclamation is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life." Even if the document could be modified or retracted the President's determination not to do it is expressed... | |
 | 1865 - 836 pages
...of Illinois, " The Proclamation is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life." Even if the document could be modified or retracted the President's determination not to do it is expressed... | |
 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
..."But the Proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid, it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life. Some of you profess to think that its retraction would operate favorably for the Union. Why better... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - 1864 - 210 pages
...But the proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life. Som-e of you profess to think that its retraction would operate favorably for the Union. Why better... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 pages
...the Proclamation, as law, either is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life. Some of you profess to think its retraction would operate favorably for the Union. Why better after... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 360 pages
...female. But the proclamation as a law is valid or not valid. ^ If i is not valid, it wants no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted any more than the . dead can be brought to life. "Some of you profess to think that retraction would operate favorably to the Union. Why better after... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 368 pages
...female. But the proclamation as a law is valid or not valid. If it is not valid, it wants no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted any more than the dead can be brought to lite. "Some of you profess to think that retraction would operate favorably to the Union. Why better... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...law, ia valid or is not valid. If it is not valid, it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it can not be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life. Some of you profess to think that its retraction would operate favorably for the Union. Why better... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1885 - 316 pages
...Proclamation, as law, either is valid, or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life. Some of you profess to think its retraction would operate favorably for the Union. Why better after... | |
 | 1865 - 730 pages
...of niinois, " The Proclamation is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life." Even if the document could be modified or retracted the President's determination not to do it is expressed... | |
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