Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Containing His Early History and Political Career; Together with the Speeches, Messages, Proclamations and Other Official Documents Illustrative of His Eventful Administration |
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... make any particular change , of which he himself has given no intimation ? Can we safely base our action upon any such vague inferences ? First Speech Senatorial Canvass , 1858 . The great Struggle 30 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... make any particular change , of which he himself has given no intimation ? Can we safely base our action upon any such vague inferences ? First Speech Senatorial Canvass , 1858 . The great Struggle 30 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... given by Washington in his Farewell Address . Less than eight years before Washington gave that warning , he had , as President of the United States , approved and signed an act of Congress enforcing the prohibition of slavery in the ...
... given by Washington in his Farewell Address . Less than eight years before Washington gave that warning , he had , as President of the United States , approved and signed an act of Congress enforcing the prohibition of slavery in the ...
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... given by your State to that political cause , which , I think , is the true and just cause of the whole country , and the whole world . Solomon says , ' there is a time to keep silence ; ' and when men wrangle by the mouth , with no ...
... given by your State to that political cause , which , I think , is the true and just cause of the whole country , and the whole world . Solomon says , ' there is a time to keep silence ; ' and when men wrangle by the mouth , with no ...
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... given case , should be equal in number of inhabitants , in what , as a matter of principle , is the State better than the County ? Would an exchange of name be an exchange of rights ? Upon what principle , upon what rightful prin- ciple ...
... given case , should be equal in number of inhabitants , in what , as a matter of principle , is the State better than the County ? Would an exchange of name be an exchange of rights ? Upon what principle , upon what rightful prin- ciple ...
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... given to me not personally , but as the representative of our great and beloved country . Your worthy Mayor has been pleased to mention in his address to me , the fortunate and agreeable journey which I have had from home - only it is ...
... given to me not personally , but as the representative of our great and beloved country . Your worthy Mayor has been pleased to mention in his address to me , the fortunate and agreeable journey which I have had from home - only it is ...
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