...church which Abraham Lincoln formulated so accurately for a free state. "The question is," he said, "must a government of necessity be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" We regard this as substantially the interesting question of our present Conference, and of all our...

...upon the earth. It forces us to ask, ' Is there in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?' 'Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?'" The attempt of some of the border states to maintain a sort of armed neutrality—as illustrated in...

...upon the earth. It forces us to ask, 'Is there in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?' 'Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ?'' The attempt of some of the border states to maintain a sort of armed neutrality—as illustrated...

...upon the earth. It forces us to ask, ' Is there in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness?' 'Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" The attempt of some of the border states to maintain a sort of armed neutrality—as illustrated in...

...the government. It forces us to ask, " Is there in all republics an inherent and fatal weakness ?" " Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ?" The government n . .. , ^ -i - i /» •, Under these circumstances, the government was compelled...

...or creed. His consuming purpose was to preserve constitutional government. The question was simply, "must a government, of necessity, be too strong for...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence." Lincoln was convinced that the two positions could meet and balance. Time and again he Insisted that...

...the earth. It forces us to aak: ' la there, in all Republics, this inherent and fatal weakness ?' " Must a Government of necessity be too strong for the...resist force employed for its destruction by force for its preservation. " Again, if one State may secede, so may another; and whe 1 all shall have seceded,...

...to ask: ' Is there in all republics inherent and fatal weakness ? '' Must a government of * cessity be too strong for the liberties of its own people...maintain its own existence ? " So viewing the issue," he said, " no choice was left but to call out the war power of the government, and so to resist force...

...right in the judgment of " the whole family of man" in commencing hostilities against us. He says, " So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government." That is the power to make war against foreign nations, for the Government has no other -war power....

...right in the judgment of " the whole family of man" in commencing hostilities against us. He says, " So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government." That is the power to make war against foreign nations, for the Government has no other war power. Planting...