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... give me to meet on that day especially the men to whom my country owes so much and on the spot dear to every American Abolitionist . " 8 The appeals and exhortations which time to time came from England seemed to have fallen to the ...
... give me to meet on that day especially the men to whom my country owes so much and on the spot dear to every American Abolitionist . " 8 The appeals and exhortations which time to time came from England seemed to have fallen to the ...
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... give me time to consider ; you don't give me time to say my prayers . I always say my prayers when required to act upon any great state affairs . " 3 The President turned at last to implore divine guidance and proclaimed January 4 a day ...
... give me time to consider ; you don't give me time to say my prayers . I always say my prayers when required to act upon any great state affairs . " 3 The President turned at last to implore divine guidance and proclaimed January 4 a day ...
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... Give the Negro a vote in his hand , and there is not a politician from Abraham Lincoln down to the laziest loafer in the lowest ward of this city , who would not do him honor . . . . Give a man his vote , you give him tools to work and ...
... Give the Negro a vote in his hand , and there is not a politician from Abraham Lincoln down to the laziest loafer in the lowest ward of this city , who would not do him honor . . . . Give a man his vote , you give him tools to work and ...
Contents
The Revolutionary Tradition | 13 |
A New England Boyhood | 18 |
Harvard Days | 26 |
Copyright | |
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