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I speak of the war as fruitles...

I speak of the war as fruitless; for it is clear that, prosecuted upon the basis of the proclamations of September 22d and September 24th, 1862, prosecuted, as I must understand these proclamations, to say nothing of the kindred blood which has followed, upon the theory of emancipation, devastation, subjugation, it cannot fail to be fruitless in every thing except the harvest of woe which it is ripening for what was once the peerless republic.

Franklin Pierce 23 quotes

It must be felt that there is ...

It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

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But let not the foundation of ...

But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the public deliberations. It will not be sufficient that the rash counsels of human passion are rejected. It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

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A Republic without parties is ...

A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties.

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With the Union my best and dea...

With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.

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Frequently the more trifling t...

Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.

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The dangers of a concentration...

The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ours are too obvious to be disregarded.

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The constitutionality and prop...

The constitutionality and propriety of the Federal Government assuming to enter into a novel and vast field of legislation, namely, that of providing for the care and support of all those ... who by any form of calamity become fit objects of public philanthropy. ... I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for making the Federal Government the great almoner of public charity throughout the United States. To do so would, in my judgment, be contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitution and subversive of th

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I never justify, sustain, or i...

I never justify, sustain, or in any way or to any extent uphold this cruel, heartless, aimless unnecessary war.

Franklin Pierce 23 quotes

I cannot find any authority in...

I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity.

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I can express no better hope f...

I can express no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve the blessings they have inherited.

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You have summoned me in my wea...

You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me in your strength.

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I find the remark, 'Tis dista...

I find the remark, 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view' is no less true of the political than of the natural world.

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There's nothing left . . . but...

There's nothing left . . . but to get drunk.

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The revenue of the country, le...

The revenue of the country, levied almost insensibly to the taxpayer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond either the interests or the prospective wants of the Government.

Franklin Pierce 23 quotes

There is nothing left to do bu...

There is nothing left to do but get drunk.

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While men inhabiting different...

While men inhabiting different parts of this vast continent cannot be expected to hold the same opinions, they can untie in a common objective and sustain common principles.

Franklin Pierce 23 quotes

In expressing briefly my views...

In expressing briefly my views upon an important subject which has recently agitated the nation..., I fervently hope that the question is at rest and that no sectional or ambitious or fanatical excitement may again threaten the durability of our institutions.

Franklin Pierce 23 quotes

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