 | United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...hare escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors hare been of the understanding, not of intention; and that the advancement of their rights and interests have been the constant motive for every measure. On these considerations I solicit their indulgence.... | |
 | African Americans - 1844 - 406 pages
...under all embarrassments. In my public transactions, I cannot entirely have escaped error. But I can say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding...— not of intention ; and that the advancement of the rights and interests of my fellow-citizens has been the constant motive for every action ; and... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 766 pages
...1 can not have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, ray errors have been of the understanding, not of intention...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1853 - 968 pages
...transaction of their business I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust, that, in their steady character, unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...transaction of their business 1 can not have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, iivtheir love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 628 pages
...transaction of their business I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with; anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - Presidents - 1857 - 408 pages
...transaction of their businesss I cannot have escaped error—it is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust, that in their steady character, unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1857 - 840 pages
...It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I o»ri»v with truth nay errors have been of the unnot of intention, and that the advancement of their rights...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character, unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 760 pages
...transaction of their business I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect n«ture. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 916 pages
...transaction of their business I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
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I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention ; and that the advancement of their rights and interests has been the constant motive for every measure. 
