Difference between revisions of "Legitimate government"
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"[[Lincoln]] refused to act outside the bounds of his constitutional authority because, to do so, would be to violate the same principle of justice that made [[slavery]] wrong: consent. If slavery was a contradiction of our principles, it could not be defeated by yet another contradiction of those principles. Legitimate government stays within its limits—even when it is difficult." [http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/oped/masugi/11/civilwar.html] | "[[Lincoln]] refused to act outside the bounds of his constitutional authority because, to do so, would be to violate the same principle of justice that made [[slavery]] wrong: consent. If slavery was a contradiction of our principles, it could not be defeated by yet another contradiction of those principles. Legitimate government stays within its limits—even when it is difficult." [http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/oped/masugi/11/civilwar.html] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, October 12, 2011
"Lincoln refused to act outside the bounds of his constitutional authority because, to do so, would be to violate the same principle of justice that made slavery wrong: consent. If slavery was a contradiction of our principles, it could not be defeated by yet another contradiction of those principles. Legitimate government stays within its limits—even when it is difficult." [1]