Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 1 |
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Page 4
... wrong in regard to any or all of them ; but , holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong , so soon as I discover my opin- ions to be erroneous , I shall be ready to renounce them ...
... wrong in regard to any or all of them ; but , holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong , so soon as I discover my opin- ions to be erroneous , I shall be ready to renounce them ...
Page 35
... wrong in prÃnciple ; and , better to impress this proposition , he uses a figurative expression in these words : " The Democrats are vulner- able in the heel , but they are sound in the head and the heart . " The first branch of the ...
... wrong in prÃnciple ; and , better to impress this proposition , he uses a figurative expression in these words : " The Democrats are vulner- able in the heel , but they are sound in the head and the heart . " The first branch of the ...
Page 56
... wrong . I have been quite clear of " hypo " since you left t ; even better than I was along in the fall . I have seen but once . She seemed very cheerful , and so I said nothing to her about what we spoke of . Old Uncle Billy Herndon is ...
... wrong . I have been quite clear of " hypo " since you left t ; even better than I was along in the fall . I have seen but once . She seemed very cheerful , and so I said nothing to her about what we spoke of . Old Uncle Billy Herndon is ...
Page 76
... wrong we may believe them to be . By this policy no one portion of our friends can ever be certain as to what course another portion may adopt ; and by this want of mutual and perfect understanding our political identity is partially ...
... wrong we may believe them to be . By this policy no one portion of our friends can ever be certain as to what course another portion may adopt ; and by this want of mutual and perfect understanding our political identity is partially ...
Page 77
... not perceive that such an application of it would be wrong . The seventh resolution recommends the holding of district con- ventions in May next , for the purpose of nominating ADDRESSES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 77.
... not perceive that such an application of it would be wrong . The seventh resolution recommends the holding of district con- ventions in May next , for the purpose of nominating ADDRESSES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 77.
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