Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 1 |
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... object . No other im- provement that reason will justify us in hoping for can equal in utility the railroad . It is a never - failing source of communication between places of business remotely situated from each other . Upon the ...
... object . No other im- provement that reason will justify us in hoping for can equal in utility the railroad . It is a never - failing source of communication between places of business remotely situated from each other . Upon the ...
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... object much better suited to our infant resources . Respecting this view , I think I may say , without the fear of being contradicted , that its navigation may be rendered completely prac- ticable as high as the mouth of the South Fork ...
... object much better suited to our infant resources . Respecting this view , I think I may say , without the fear of being contradicted , that its navigation may be rendered completely prac- ticable as high as the mouth of the South Fork ...
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... object , which may appear judicious , will meet my approbation and receive my support . It appears that the practice of loaning money at exorbitant rates of interest has already been opened as a field for discussion ; so I suppose I may ...
... object , which may appear judicious , will meet my approbation and receive my support . It appears that the practice of loaning money at exorbitant rates of interest has already been opened as a field for discussion ; so I suppose I may ...
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... united with each other , attached to the government and laws , and generally in- telligent , to successfully frustrate his designs . Distinction will be his paramount object , and although he ADDRESSES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 13.
... united with each other , attached to the government and laws , and generally in- telligent , to successfully frustrate his designs . Distinction will be his paramount object , and although he ADDRESSES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 13.
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... object of this letter . If it suits you best to not answer this , farewell . A long life and a merry one attend you . But if you conclude to write back , speak as plainly as I do . There can be neither harm nor danger in saying to me ...
... object of this letter . If it suits you best to not answer this , farewell . A long life and a merry one attend you . But if you conclude to write back , speak as plainly as I do . There can be neither harm nor danger in saying to me ...
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