 | 1901 - 374 páginas
...guard a little against being misunderstood. I do not mean to say we are bound to follow implicitly in whatever our fathers did. To do so would be to...argument so clear, that even their great authority, faMy considered and weighed, cannot stand; and most surely not in a case whereof we ourselves declare... | |
 | 1912 - 1078 páginas
...depends the future of this country. Surely at this juncture we should heed these words of Lincoln: If we would supplant the opinions and policy of our...case, we should do so upon evidence so conclusive, and arguments so clear, that even their great authority fairly considered and weighed can not stand. undivided... | |
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Now, and here, let me guard a little against being misunderstood. I do not mean to say we are bound to follow implicitly in whatever our fathers did. To do so would be to discard all the lights of current experience —to reject all progress — all improvement. 
