The Living Lincoln: The Man, His Mind, His Times, and the War He Fought, Reconstructed from His Own Writings |
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... Whig lie . " " A Whig lie , -Highty ! Tighty !! " " Yes , a Whig lie ; and it's just like everything the cursed British Whigs do . First they'll do some devilment , and then they'll tell a lie to hide it . And they don't care how plain ...
... Whig lie . " " A Whig lie , -Highty ! Tighty !! " " Yes , a Whig lie ; and it's just like everything the cursed British Whigs do . First they'll do some devilment , and then they'll tell a lie to hide it . And they don't care how plain ...
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... Whigs voted against the preamble declaring that war existed by the act of Mexico , and yet nearly all of them voted for the supplies . As to the Whig men who have participated in the war , so far as they have spoken to my hearing , they ...
... Whigs voted against the preamble declaring that war existed by the act of Mexico , and yet nearly all of them voted for the supplies . As to the Whig men who have participated in the war , so far as they have spoken to my hearing , they ...
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... Whig papers of the district , have done of Whig speeches during the session . If you wish a full understanding of the beginning of the war , I repeat what I believe I said to you in a letter once before , that the whole , or nearly so ...
... Whig papers of the district , have done of Whig speeches during the session . If you wish a full understanding of the beginning of the war , I repeat what I believe I said to you in a letter once before , that the whole , or nearly so ...
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New Salem | 3 |
Early Years in Springfield | 17 |
Prairie Politics | 71 |
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