 | Literature - 1894 - 1228 pages
...but with some seriousness : " I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail, and kept myself surrounded...getting at a man, if it is desired that he should be killed. Besides, in this case, it seems to me the man who would come after me would be just as objectionable... | |
 | Noah Brooks - 1894 - 532 pages
...said, somewhat seriously : " I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded...There are a thousand ways of getting at a man if it is desirable that he should be killed. Besides, in this case, it seems to me, the man who would come after... | |
 | Noah Brooks - Washington (D.C.) - 1895 - 346 pages
...but with some seriousness : " I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail, and kept myself surrounded...getting at a man if it is desired that he should be killed. Besides, in this case, it seems to me the man who would come after me would be just as objectionable... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1908 - 762 pages
...he added more seriously: " I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded...getting at a "man if it is desired that he should be killed. Besides, in this case, it seems to me, the man who would come after me (Vice-President Hamlin)... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1908 - 764 pages
...he added more seriously : " I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded...getting at a man if it is desired that he should be killed. Besides, in this case, it seems to me, the man who would come after me (Vice-President Hamlin)... | |
 | Emma Lilian Dana - United States - 1915 - 234 pages
...increased. "I long ago made up my mind," he said calmly, "that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded by a bodyguard, it would be all the same." One dark night on leaving the White House, he picked up a heavy cane, saying good naturedly: "Mother... | |
 | Emma Lilian Dana - 1923 - 232 pages
...increased. "I long ago made up my mind," he said calmly, "that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded by a bodyguard, it would be all the same." One dark night on leaving the White House, he picked up a heavy cane, saying good naturedly: "Mother... | |
 | Anna Maria Rose Wright - Determination (Personality trait) - 1925 - 472 pages
...— when I don't forget it. I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded...thousand ways of getting at a man if it is desired he should be killed." Though warned of danger again and again, Lincoln rode out to the Home alone after... | |
 | Don Fehrenbacher, Virginia Fehrenbacher - History - 1996 - 674 pages
...to the White House, he said: I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail and kept myself surrounded...There are a thousand ways of getting at a man if it is desirable that he should be killed. Besides, in this case, it seems to me, the man who would come after... | |
 | Duane P. Schultz - History - 2002 - 486 pages
...safe. He had told Noah Brooks: I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail, and kept myself surrounded...getting at a man if it is desired that he should be killed. The security detail did their best to protect Lincoln from harm, but he was often less than... | |
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I long ago made up my mind that if anybody wants to kill me, he will do it. If I wore a shirt of mail, and kept myself surrounded by a body-guard, it would be all the same. There are a thousand ways of getting at a man if it is desired that he should... 
