 | Lowell Harrison - 2000 - 346 Seiten
...of these people, I owe every thing. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.... | |
 | Harry V. Jaffa - 2004 - 574 Seiten
...of these people, I owe every thing. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.... | |
 | Lucas E. Morel - 2000 - 272 Seiten
...demonstration for its legitimacy. Upon leaving Springfield, Illinois, for the White House, Lincoln remarked: "I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I...task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington."38 But though Lincoln saw himself taking on a role greater than the first president of... | |
 | Janet Benge, Geoff Benge - 2001 - 228 Seiten
...of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail...... | |
 | Jeffrey F. Meyer - 2001 - 382 Seiten
...tenet of US civil religion, the conviction that the Divine Being was with America's great leaders: "I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail."18... | |
 | James M. McPherson - 1995 - 188 Seiten
...of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe every thing. ... I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of the Divine Being, ... I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. ... let us confidently... | |
 | Thomas Koys - 2002 - 244 Seiten
...kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail .... | |
 | Don Davenport - 2002 - 244 Seiten
...OF THESE PEOPLE, I OWE EVERYTHING. HERE I HAVE LIVED A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, AND HAVE PASSED FROM A YOUNG TO AN OLD MAN. HERE MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BORN,...WHICH RESTED UPON WASHINGTON. WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DIVINE BEING, WHO EVER ATTENDED HIM, I CANNOT SUCCEED. WlTH THAT ASSISTANCE I CANNOT FAIL. TRUSTING... | |
 | James R. Arnold, Roberta Wiener - 2002 - 80 Seiten
...these people I owe everything. Here I have lived for a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...task before me greater than that which rested upon [George] Washington." Lincoln placed his faith in God. "With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting... | |
 | G. S. Boritt - 2001 - 356 Seiten
...Springfield, called attention to the enormous difficulty and uncertainty in which he found himself. "I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I...task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington."1 Granted that we still know how it all comes out — that Lincoln will succeed in his... | |
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Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested... 
