Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 1 |
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... labor lost . There cannot justly be any objection to having rail- roads and canals , any more than to other good things , provided they cost nothing . The only objection is to paying for them ; and the objection arises from the want of ...
... labor lost . There cannot justly be any objection to having rail- roads and canals , any more than to other good things , provided they cost nothing . The only objection is to paying for them ; and the objection arises from the want of ...
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... labor in propor- tion to make it navigable as the last thirty or thirty - five miles ; and going with the meanderings of the channel , when we are this dis- tance above its mouth we are only between twelve and eighteen miles above ...
... labor in propor- tion to make it navigable as the last thirty or thirty - five miles ; and going with the meanderings of the channel , when we are this dis- tance above its mouth we are only between twelve and eighteen miles above ...
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... labor and difficulty of evading it could only be justified in cases of greatest necessity . Upon the subject of education , not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it , I can only say that I view it as the most important ...
... labor and difficulty of evading it could only be justified in cases of greatest necessity . Upon the subject of education , not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it , I can only say that I view it as the most important ...
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... labor that now raises money sufficient to purchase eighty acres will then raise but sufficient to purchase forty , or perhaps not that much ; and this difficulty and hardship will last as long , in some degree , as any portion of these ...
... labor that now raises money sufficient to purchase eighty acres will then raise but sufficient to purchase forty , or perhaps not that much ; and this difficulty and hardship will last as long , in some degree , as any portion of these ...
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... labor ; but we hope the glory of having contributed to the overthrow of the corrupt powers that now control our beloved country will be a sufficient reward for the time and labor you will devote to it . Our Whig brethren throughout the ...
... labor ; but we hope the glory of having contributed to the overthrow of the corrupt powers that now control our beloved country will be a sufficient reward for the time and labor you will devote to it . Our Whig brethren throughout the ...
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