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Page 68
... thought did not go forward and back or in and out of blind alleys . Rather , he began at the beginning and went to the end in an orderly way . This capacity is one of the most valuable attributes for a lawyer , and Lincoln's skill in ...
... thought did not go forward and back or in and out of blind alleys . Rather , he began at the beginning and went to the end in an orderly way . This capacity is one of the most valuable attributes for a lawyer , and Lincoln's skill in ...
Page 140
... thought slavery right ; all we ask they could as readily grant , if they thought it wrong . Their thinking it right and our thinking it wrong is the precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy . And , so , he concluded , with ...
... thought slavery right ; all we ask they could as readily grant , if they thought it wrong . Their thinking it right and our thinking it wrong is the precise fact upon which depends the whole controversy . And , so , he concluded , with ...
Page 150
... thought was , typically , simple . As he expressed it in connection with the admission of West Virginia into the Union , " It is said , the devil takes care of his own . Much more should a good spirit - the spirit of the Con- stitution ...
... thought was , typically , simple . As he expressed it in connection with the admission of West Virginia into the Union , " It is said , the devil takes care of his own . Much more should a good spirit - the spirit of the Con- stitution ...
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