 I can say, with conscious truth, that there is not a man on earth who would sacrifice more than I would to relieve us from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of that kind of property, for so it is misnamed, is a bagatelle which would...  The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: 1843-1858 - Page 167by Abraham Lincoln - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 594 pages
...from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of that kind of property, for so it is misnamed, is a bagatelle which would not cost me a...gradually, and with due sacrifices, I think it might be. Bui as it is, we have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 pages
...from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of that kind of property, for so it is misnamed, is a bagatelle which would not cost me a...thought, if, in that way, a general emancipation and expatrtation could be effected: and, gradually, and with due sacrifices, I think it might be. But as... | |
 | 1834 - 300 pages
...from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The ' cession ofthat kind of property, for so it is misnamed, is a bagatelle which would not • cost...gradually and with due sacrifices, I think it might be." — [Jefferson; Works, Vol. 4, p. 324. In his memoir of his own life, begun in 1821, Mr. Jefferson,... | |
 | 1834 - 450 pages
...from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The ' cession ofthat kind of property, for so it is misnamed, is a bagatelle which would not ' cost me...thought if in that way a general emancipation and expalnation could ' be effected: and gradually and with due sacrifices, I think it might be." — -[Jefferson's... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 542 pages
...from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of that kind of property, for so it is misnamed, is a bagatelle, which would not cost me...and expatriation could be effected: and gradually, with due sacrifices, I think it might be. But as it is, we have the wolf by the ear?, and we can neither... | |
 | 1848 - 594 pages
...single thought, if in that way a general emancipHtion and expatriation could be eflected graduHlly; and with due sacrifices, I think it might be. but as it is, we have the wolf by the ears, nod we can neither hold him nor safely let him go. Justice in one scale, and self-preservation in the... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...relieve us from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of this property, (for so it is misnamed ! !) is a bagatelle which would not cost me a second thought, if, in this way, a general emancipation and expatriation could be effected ; and gradually, and with due sacrifices,... | |
 | 1848 - 624 pages
...cession of that kind of property (for it is misnamed) is a bngatelle which would not cost me a single thought, if in that way a general emancipation and expatriation could be effected gradually; and with due sacrifices, 1 think it might be. But as it is, we have the wolf by the ears,... | |
 | 1848 - 708 pages
...relieve us from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of this property, (for so it is misnamed ! !) is a bagatelle which would not cost me a second thought, if, in this way, a general emancipation and expatriation could be effected ; and gradually, and with due sacrifices,... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - 1854 - 762 pages
...from this heavy reproach, in any practicable way. The cession of that kind of property (for so it is misnamed) is a bagatelle, which would not cost me...be. But, as it is, we have the wolf by the ears, and wo can neither hold him nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the... | |
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