Surely, whoever undertakes the work must be of ripe genius, with ample knowledge of art, and of unquestioned capacity,--the whole informed and inspired by a prevailing sympathy with the martyr and the cause for which he lived and died.
Sumner emphasizes the need for a highly skilled artist to create the statue of Lincoln, inspired by his legacy.
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I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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