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... experience . His judgment had become quick and solid ; he knew what to do with his cases without vacillating ; he was ready to pick up a job and get on with it . In the courtroom he exuded the air of easy authority , and in political ...
... experience . His judgment had become quick and solid ; he knew what to do with his cases without vacillating ; he was ready to pick up a job and get on with it . In the courtroom he exuded the air of easy authority , and in political ...
Page 99
... experience with him . The relationship between that experience and public life is particularly close for lawyers . The doctor , real estate man , housewife , or industrial worker elected to a public office can apply his former experience ...
... experience with him . The relationship between that experience and public life is particularly close for lawyers . The doctor , real estate man , housewife , or industrial worker elected to a public office can apply his former experience ...
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... experience in which Lincoln was rapidly moving toward concise draftsmanship but had not as yet quite accomplished it was an 1841 resolution which granted certain privileges to the Illinois State Bank upon condition that the bank advance ...
... experience in which Lincoln was rapidly moving toward concise draftsmanship but had not as yet quite accomplished it was an 1841 resolution which granted certain privileges to the Illinois State Bank upon condition that the bank advance ...
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