The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... early legal training contributed , too . " In law , " wrote Lincoln to Usher F. Linder , " it is a good policy never to plead what you need not , lest you oblige your- self to prove what you cannot . " Linder was the lawyer young Abe ...
... early legal training contributed , too . " In law , " wrote Lincoln to Usher F. Linder , " it is a good policy never to plead what you need not , lest you oblige your- self to prove what you cannot . " Linder was the lawyer young Abe ...
Page 147
... Early last week you left me in high hope with your assurance that you would be off with your expedition at the end of that week , or early in this . It is now the end of this , and I have just been overwhelmed and confounded with the ...
... Early last week you left me in high hope with your assurance that you would be off with your expedition at the end of that week , or early in this . It is now the end of this , and I have just been overwhelmed and confounded with the ...
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... early 1864 a committee , headed by Senator Pomeroy of Kansas , created considerable clamor by publishing a letter vigorously attacking Lincoln and advocating Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase for the presidency . Somewhat taken ...
... early 1864 a committee , headed by Senator Pomeroy of Kansas , created considerable clamor by publishing a letter vigorously attacking Lincoln and advocating Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase for the presidency . Somewhat taken ...
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