| G. S. Boritt - 2001 - 356 páginas
...Emancipation, in the broadest sense of the term, is what he believed the Declaration of Independence did: "declare the right so that the enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit . . . augmenting the happiness and value of life to all people of all colors everywhere." (Basier,... | |
| Roger Milton Barrus - 2004 - 178 páginas
...are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were...equality, nor yet, that they were about to confer such boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that the enforcement of it might follow as fast... | |
| George L. Clark (Ph. D.) - 2004 - 146 páginas
...defined...in what respects they did consider all men created equal... They did not intend to assert...that all were then actually enjoying that equality, nor yet, that they were about to confer it.. .upon them. They meant simply to declare the right, so that the enforcement of it might follow as fast... | |
| Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Arnold Douglas - 2004 - 372 páginas
...are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then actually enjoying that equality, or yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In tact they had no power to confer... | |
| Ward McAfee - 2004 - 258 páginas
...generation had simply stated the right of all human beings to equal treatment in basic matters and expected "that the enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit." While not immediately challenging white supremacy, Lincoln's restatement of the ideals of the Revolution... | |
| George Anastaplo - 2005 - 918 páginas
...are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then...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... | |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin - 2006 - 945 páginas
...Declaration. When the authors of the Declaration spoke of equality, Lincoln insisted, "they did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were then actually enjoying that equality. ... They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 2006 - 896 páginas
...which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were...might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. Mr. Lincoln, in conclusion, pointed out in a clear and forcible manner the real distinction between... | |
| Deak Nabers - 2006 - 266 páginas
...said, and this meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were actually then enjoying that equality, nor yet, that they were about...as circumstances should permit. They meant to set a standard maxim for a free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered by all; constantly... | |
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