| Benjamin Orange Flower - 1912 - 630 страници
...national Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendment, I fully recognize the full authority of the people over the whole subject, to...opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. — Abraham Lincoln FELLOW CITIZENS, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and administration... | |
| Clark Mills Brink - 1913 - 464 страници
...citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendations of amendments, I fully recognize the rightful authority...fair opportunity being afforded the people to act spon it. I will venture to add that to me the convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows amendments... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1915 - 218 страници
...the National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognize 10 the rightful authority of the people over the whole...afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to add 15 that to me the convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows amendments to originate with... | |
| John Huston Finley - 1919 - 374 страници
...I cannot be ignorant 10 of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While I make no...whole subject, to be exercised in either of the modes pre15 scribed in the instrument itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather than... | |
| 1919 - 458 страници
...the National Constitution amended. While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognise the rightful authority of the people over the whole...itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favour rather than oppose a fair opportunity being offered the people to act upon it. I will venture... | |
| Louis Howland - 1920 - 422 страници
..." I can not be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the national Constitution amended. While I make no...opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment, however, I have not seen —... | |
| Fred Lewis Pattee - 1922 - 1086 страници
...Abraham Lincoln. FAREWELL ADDRESS AT SPRING- I fully recognize the rightful authority FIELD, ILLINOIS of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised in either of the modes preMy Friends: No one, not in my situa- scribed in the instrument itself; and I tion, can appreciate... | |
| 1861 - 672 страници
...the National Constitution amended. While I make 110 recommendation of amendments, I fully recognise the rightful authority of the people over the whole...opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. T[ I will venture to add, that to me the Convention mode seems preferable, in that it a'lows amendments... | |
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