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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... ment ; thus robbing the people of the use of it , while the govern- ment does not itself need it , and while the money is performing no nobler office than that of rusting in iron boxes . The natural effect of this change of policy ...
... ment ; thus robbing the people of the use of it , while the govern- ment does not itself need it , and while the money is performing no nobler office than that of rusting in iron boxes . The natural effect of this change of policy ...
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... ment to the Constitution , which amendment , however , I have not seen , has passed Congress , to the effect that the federal govern- ment shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States , including that of persons ...
... ment to the Constitution , which amendment , however , I have not seen , has passed Congress , to the effect that the federal govern- ment shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States , including that of persons ...
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... ment , " 794-796 . " Address to the 164th Ohio Regi- ment , " 755-756 . " Address to the 166th Ohio Regi- ment , " 756-757 . " Address to the Senate of New Jer- sey , " 574-575 . Aesop's Fables , 5 . African slave trade , suppression of ...
... ment , " 794-796 . " Address to the 164th Ohio Regi- ment , " 755-756 . " Address to the 166th Ohio Regi- ment , " 756-757 . " Address to the Senate of New Jer- sey , " 574-575 . Aesop's Fables , 5 . African slave trade , suppression of ...
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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