Abraham LincolnThis volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpieces- the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican State Convention Speech and the Emancipation Proclamation - but hundreds of lesser-known ones, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, letters to Grant, McClellan, Stanton and his wife, and various meditations, verses and fragments. |
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Page 71
... authority , inasmuch as they refused to reserve the authority when it was in their power to do so . I have said that cases might occur , when an examination might be proper ; but I do not believe any such case has now occurred ; and if ...
... authority , inasmuch as they refused to reserve the authority when it was in their power to do so . I have said that cases might occur , when an examination might be proper ; but I do not believe any such case has now occurred ; and if ...
Page 103
... authority in the Constitution to establish a Bank and therefore a Bank is unconstitutional ; but we , with equal truth , may say , there is no express authority in the Constitu- tion to establish a Sub - Treasury , and therefore a Sub ...
... authority in the Constitution to establish a Bank and therefore a Bank is unconstitutional ; but we , with equal truth , may say , there is no express authority in the Constitu- tion to establish a Sub - Treasury , and therefore a Sub ...
Page 355
... authority of his master over him ? Judicial decisions have two uses - first , to absolutely determine the case decided ; and secondly , to indicate to the public how other similar cases will be decided when they arise . For the latter ...
... authority of his master over him ? Judicial decisions have two uses - first , to absolutely determine the case decided ; and secondly , to indicate to the public how other similar cases will be decided when they arise . For the latter ...
Contents
Speech in the United States House | 27 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
Letter to Colonel Robert Allen June 21 1836 | 59 |
Copyright | |
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