The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... course has a triple advantage ; it avoids omissions and neglect , saves your labor when once done , performs the labor out of court when you have leisure , rather than in court when you have not . Extemporaneous speaking should be ...
... course has a triple advantage ; it avoids omissions and neglect , saves your labor when once done , performs the labor out of court when you have leisure , rather than in court when you have not . Extemporaneous speaking should be ...
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... course of ultimate extinction ; or its advocates will push it forward till it will become alike lawful in all the states , old as well as new , North as well as South . " That is the whole paragraph ; and it puzzles me to make my ...
... course of ultimate extinction ; or its advocates will push it forward till it will become alike lawful in all the states , old as well as new , North as well as South . " That is the whole paragraph ; and it puzzles me to make my ...
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... course , I like . I also be- lieve you do not mix politics with your profession , in which you are right . You have confidence in yourself , which is a valuable , if not an indispens- able quality . You are ambitious , which , within ...
... course , I like . I also be- lieve you do not mix politics with your profession , in which you are right . You have confidence in yourself , which is a valuable , if not an indispens- able quality . You are ambitious , which , within ...
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