The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... attempt was not an error , nor the failure other than accident . The courage with which you , in an open field , maintained the contest against an intrenched foe , and the consummate skill and success with which you crossed and ...
... attempt was not an error , nor the failure other than accident . The courage with which you , in an open field , maintained the contest against an intrenched foe , and the consummate skill and success with which you crossed and ...
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... attempt no compli- ment to my own sagacity . I claim not to have con- trolled events , but confess plainly that events have controlled me . Now , at the end of three years ' struggle , the nation's condition is not what either party ...
... attempt no compli- ment to my own sagacity . I claim not to have con- trolled events , but confess plainly that events have controlled me . Now , at the end of three years ' struggle , the nation's condition is not what either party ...
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... are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle . I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to be- guile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming [ 246 ] To Mrs Bixby.
... are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle . I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to be- guile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming [ 246 ] To Mrs Bixby.
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