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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... truth of the Scriptures ; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general , or of any denomination of Christians in par- ticular . It is true that in early life I was inclined to believe in what I understand ...
... truth of the Scriptures ; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general , or of any denomination of Christians in par- ticular . It is true that in early life I was inclined to believe in what I understand ...
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... truth , what he could not prove by telling the whole truth , demanding of all who will not submit to be misrepresented , in justice to themselves , to speak out ; besides all this , one of my colleagues , [ MR . RICHARDSON , ] at a very ...
... truth , what he could not prove by telling the whole truth , demanding of all who will not submit to be misrepresented , in justice to themselves , to speak out ; besides all this , one of my colleagues , [ MR . RICHARDSON , ] at a very ...
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... truth , which truth is , you are destitute because you have idled away all your time . Your thou- sand pretenses for not getting along better are all nonsense ; they deceive nobody but yourself . Go to work is the only cure for your ...
... truth , which truth is , you are destitute because you have idled away all your time . Your thou- sand pretenses for not getting along better are all nonsense ; they deceive nobody but yourself . Go to work is the only cure for your ...
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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