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by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

We all declare for liberty
Language: English 
We all declare for liberty;
    but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing.
With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself,
    and the product of his labor;
    while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men,
    and the product of other men's labor.
Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things,
    called by the same name -- liberty.
And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties,
    called by two different and incompatible names -- liberty and tyranny.

Text Authorship:

  • by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), from a speech given in Baltimore, Maryland in April 1864 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "We all declare for liberty", 2009 [baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-11-21
Line count: 10
Word count: 106

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