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... concluded this portion of his argument by expressing the belief that Polk had simply failed to make a case . Indeed , the President had not even done a very good job of it . Lincoln said : " My way of living leads me to be about the ...
... concluded this portion of his argument by expressing the belief that Polk had simply failed to make a case . Indeed , the President had not even done a very good job of it . Lincoln said : " My way of living leads me to be about the ...
Page 124
... conclude that Lincoln scored best on some points and Douglas on others . No fair - minded person could possibly conclude other than that this was a battle of giants and that the level of discussion was extraordinarily high for political ...
... conclude that Lincoln scored best on some points and Douglas on others . No fair - minded person could possibly conclude other than that this was a battle of giants and that the level of discussion was extraordinarily high for political ...
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... concluded , " The will is unquestionably as it would have been , if it had been made before his sickness . " These notes clearly confirm the contemporary impression of the tightness of Lincoln's organization of facts , the orderliness ...
... concluded , " The will is unquestionably as it would have been , if it had been made before his sickness . " These notes clearly confirm the contemporary impression of the tightness of Lincoln's organization of facts , the orderliness ...
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