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Robert Dale Owen
Robert Dale Owen
Scottish Politician
Born: Nov 7, 1801
Died: Jun 24, 1877
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It has always been a great wrong that these men and their families should be held in bondage. Robert Dale Owen
Great Men Wrong Always Been Families Held Should Bondage
Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of things in which, with slavery still existing, we should be assured of permanent peace? I cannot. Robert Dale Owen
Future You Peace Country State Assured Our Look Permanent Permanent Peace Still Existing Any Cannot Which Should Forward Things Slavery Imagine
It is idle to await unanimity. Robert Dale Owen
Unanimity Idle Await
Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind. Robert Dale Owen
Respect Decision Evil Command Often Mankind Even Boldness
In days when the public safety is imminently threatened, and the fate of a nation may hang upon a single act, we owe frank speech, above all other men, to him who is highest in authority. I shall speak to you as man to man. Robert Dale Owen
You Man Speak Fate Safety Men Single Nation Other Frank Threatened Above Shall Highest Days Him Single Act Owe Authority Hang May Public Act Who Public Safety Speech
Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. Robert Dale Owen
Wisdom God Courage Consequences Noble Adventures Leaves Forethought Prudence Essential Which Right Second
If, amid the multitude of contending counsel, you have hesitated and doubted; if, when a great measure suggested itself, you have shrunk from the vast responsibility, afraid to go forward lest you should go wrong, what wonder? Robert Dale Owen
Great You Responsibility Vast Counsel Wrong Contending Go Itself Wonder Afraid Should Doubted Measure Forward Lest Multitude Shrunk Suggested
After voluntary exertions on the part of our people to which the history of the world furnishes no parallel, is the old root of bitterness still to remain in the ground, to sprout and bear fruit in the future as it has borne fruit in the past? Robert Dale Owen
Future History Fruit People World Old Bitterness Past Our Our People Parallel Borne Bear Remain Part Voluntary Still Sprout The History Of After In The Past Which Root Ground
In the due exercise of your official power, in strictest accordance with law and the Constitution, you can deprive the enemy of that which, above all else, has given, and still gives him, aid and comfort. Robert Dale Owen
You Constitution Enemy Law Power Aid Else Strictest Above Given Gives Him Comfort Exercise Still Due Accordance Official Which Deprive Your
Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies. Robert Dale Owen
Great Men Leader Daring Willingly Follow Emergencies Most Ever
Of the unjust rights which in virtue of this ceremony an iniquitous law gives me over the person and property of another, I cannot legally, but I can morally, divest myself. Robert Dale Owen
Myself Me Property Rights Law Unjust Virtue Morally Gives Divest Over Another Person Legally Cannot Which Ceremony
Property in man, always morally unjust, has become nationally dangerous. Robert Dale Owen
Property Man Dangerous Become Unjust Morally Always
Property that endangers the safety of a nation should not be suffered to remain in the hands of its citizens. Robert Dale Owen
Property Safety Nation Citizens Remain Hands Should Suffered
The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny. Robert Dale Owen
Men First Confederate Convictions Twofold Earnest Reckless Dangers Composed Threaten Forces Idle Deny Bravery Which Us Whose
There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this its darkest hour: one only; I know of no other to which we may rationally trust for relief from impending dangers without and within. Robert Dale Owen
Trust Courage Darkest Nation Believe Other Virtue Dangers Relief Adopt Only Impending Rationally Hour Know Redeem Within Without May Which Enforce Measure Sufficient Needing
They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is but a question of time and of form when and how a proclamation of emancipation will be issued. Robert Dale Owen
Time You Yourself Will Assured Emancipation Remain Feel How Question Option Form Proclamation
We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time. Robert Dale Owen
Time Slavery

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