Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 1 |
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... existence , found ourselves the legal inheri- tors of these fundamental blessings . We toiled not in the acquire- ment or establishment of them ; they are a legacy bequeathed us by a once hardy , brave , and patriotic , but now lamented ...
... existence , found ourselves the legal inheri- tors of these fundamental blessings . We toiled not in the acquire- ment or establishment of them ; they are a legacy bequeathed us by a once hardy , brave , and patriotic , but now lamented ...
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... existence , we found intoxicating liquor recognized by everybody , used by everybody , repudiated by no- body . It commonly entered into the first draught of the infant and the last draught of the dying man . From the sideboard of the ...
... existence , we found intoxicating liquor recognized by everybody , used by everybody , repudiated by no- body . It commonly entered into the first draught of the infant and the last draught of the dying man . From the sideboard of the ...
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... existence of an over- ruling Providence mainly depends upon that sense ; and men ought not in justice to be denounced for yielding to it in any case , or giving it up slowly , especially when they are backed by interest , fixed habits ...
... existence of an over- ruling Providence mainly depends upon that sense ; and men ought not in justice to be denounced for yielding to it in any case , or giving it up slowly , especially when they are backed by interest , fixed habits ...
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... existence of the two banks , and compare those times with the miserable present . The fourth resolution declares the expediency of Mr. Clay's Land Bill . Much incomprehensible jargon is often used against the con- stitutionality of this ...
... existence of the two banks , and compare those times with the miserable present . The fourth resolution declares the expediency of Mr. Clay's Land Bill . Much incomprehensible jargon is often used against the con- stitutionality of this ...
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... existence . And , first , as to useless labor . Before making war upon this , we must learn to distinguish it from the useful . It appears to me that all labor done directly and indirectly in carrying articles to the 92 ADDRESSES AND ...
... existence . And , first , as to useless labor . Before making war upon this , we must learn to distinguish it from the useful . It appears to me that all labor done directly and indirectly in carrying articles to the 92 ADDRESSES AND ...
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