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The political events of his administration are historical . Let me say a word about the man . He was at once the kindest , most courteous , and most considerate public officer I ever knew . As President he was a model of high breeding .
The political events of his administration are historical . Let me say a word about the man . He was at once the kindest , most courteous , and most considerate public officer I ever knew . As President he was a model of high breeding .
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Begun after school - time while they are boys and girls , and continued as they advance in life , it will be at once monitor and guide to themselves , and may be of incalculable value in the crystallization of history .
Begun after school - time while they are boys and girls , and continued as they advance in life , it will be at once monitor and guide to themselves , and may be of incalculable value in the crystallization of history .
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Caleb Cushing is another statesman who once delighted in editorial writing , and still occasionally varies his heavy professional toil by the same agreeable relaxation . I have known him to stand up to his tall desk and dash off column ...
Caleb Cushing is another statesman who once delighted in editorial writing , and still occasionally varies his heavy professional toil by the same agreeable relaxation . I have known him to stand up to his tall desk and dash off column ...
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I had seen him but once before , in 1848 , when Mr. Edwin Croswell , the well - known editor of the Albany Argus , who is still living in New York , greatly esteemed for his amiability and learning , visited my office in his company ...
I had seen him but once before , in 1848 , when Mr. Edwin Croswell , the well - known editor of the Albany Argus , who is still living in New York , greatly esteemed for his amiability and learning , visited my office in his company ...
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The Broderick Democrats joined the Republicans and held California fast to her allegiance , and so proved at once their love of their great country and their gratitude to their unselfish leader . [ February 12 , 1871. ] VI .
The Broderick Democrats joined the Republicans and held California fast to her allegiance , and so proved at once their love of their great country and their gratitude to their unselfish leader . [ February 12 , 1871. ] VI .
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1877 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 10 Sep 2015 |
| Length | 444 pages |
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