 With this conviction of the importance of the present Crisis, silence in me would be a crime; I will therefore speak to your Excellency, the language of freedom and of sincerity, without disguise; I am aware, however...  George Washington - Seite 16von Henry Cabot Lodge - 1917 - 776 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1913 - 336 Seiten
...Recall the effects of the act of writing these memorable words to the Governors of the States in 1783: " There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the well-being — I even may venture to say to the existence— of the United States as an independent power: First, an... | |
 | James Phinney Baxter - 1914 - 518 Seiten
...age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved. With this conviction of the importance of the present Crisis, silence in...language of freedom and of sincerity without disguise; — I am aware however, that those who diifer from me in political sentiment may perhaps remark, I... | |
 | James Phinney Baxter - 1914 - 518 Seiten
...age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved. With this conviction of the importance of the present Crisis, silence in...language of freedom and of sincerity without disguise ; — I am aware however, that those who differ from me in political sentiment may perhaps remark,... | |
 | James Phinney Baxter - 1914 - 600 Seiten
...age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved. With this conviction of the importance of the present Crisis, silence in...language of freedom and of sincerity without disguise; — I am aware however, that those who differ from me in political sentiment may perhaps remark, I... | |
 | John McFarland Kennedy - 1914 - 430 Seiten
...curse not to the present age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved. There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the 93 well-being — I may even venture to say to the existence — of the United States as an independent... | |
 | Edwin Wiley - 1915 - 800 Seiten
...age alone; for, with our fate, will the destiny of unborn millions be involved. With this conviction of the importance of the present crisis, silence in...speak to your Excellency the language of freedom and sincerity, without disguise. I am aware, however, those who differ from me in political sentiments,... | |
 | Thames Williamson - 1922 - 576 Seiten
...whether the revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse. . . . With this conviction of the importance of the present crisis, silence in me would be a crime. . . . There are four things, which, I humbly conceive, are essential to the well-being, I may even... | |
 | United States - 1896 - 448 Seiten
...this is the moment to establish or ruin their national character forever. . . . With this conviction of the importance of the present crisis, silence in me would be a IO II crime." He then proceeds to the discussion of those things which he considered essential to the... | |
 | Randolph Leigh - 1923 - 168 Seiten
...the close of the war, he sent a circular letter to the governors of all the states in which he said : "There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the well being, I may even venture to say, to the existence of the United States as an independent power:... | |
 | 1923 - 208 Seiten
...the close of the war he sent a circular letter to the governors of all the states in which he said: "There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the well being, I may even venture to say, to the existence, of the United States as an independent power:... | |
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