 This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then actually enjoying that equality, nor yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon....  Selections from the Works of Abraham Lincoln - Page 30by Abraham Lincoln - 1893 - 116 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Henry Browne - 1901 - 718 pages
...they did consider all men created equal; equal with 'certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' This they...did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all men were actually enjoying that equality, nor yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon... | |
 | Marshall Everett - 1901 - 568 pages
...they did consider all men created equal; equal in certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "This they said,...did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all men were then actually enjoying that quality, or yet that they were about to confer it immediately... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1901 - 262 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal with " certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to 31 assert the obvious untruth that all were then actually enjoying that equality, nor yet that they... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett, Charles Walter Brown - 1902 - 888 pages
...inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth,...actually enjoying that equality, nor yet, that they were abou* to confer it immediately upon them. In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon. They meant... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1903 - 394 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal with "certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they...boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. They meant to set up a standard... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1903 - 460 pages
...did consider all men created equal— equal with "certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they...boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. They meant to set up a standard... | |
 | Frank Preston Stearns - 1904 - 294 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal with ' certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' This they...In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon." The fact is that all men are equal in a spiritual, but not in a material, sense. We are all equal before... | |
 | Frank Preston Stearns - 1904 - 276 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal with ' certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' This they...In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon." The fact is that all men are equal in a spiritual, but not in a material, sense. We are all equal before... | |
 | Frank Preston Stearns - 1904 - 296 pages
...did consider all men created equal—equal with ' certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' This they...In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon." The fact is that all men are equal in a spiritual, but not in a material, sense. We are all equal before... | |
 | Craven Laycock, Robert Leighton Scales - 1904 - 384 pages
...they did consider all men created equal — equal in certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This they said,...did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all men were actually enjoying that equality, or yet, that they were about to confer it immediately upon... | |
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