The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... election is over , the session is ended and I am not Senator . I have to content my- self with the honor of having been the first choice of a large majority of the fifty - one members who finally made the election . My larger number of ...
... election is over , the session is ended and I am not Senator . I have to content my- self with the honor of having been the first choice of a large majority of the fifty - one members who finally made the election . My larger number of ...
Page 243
... election occurring in reg- ular course during the rebellion , added not a little to the strain . If the loyal people united were put to the ut- most of their strength by the rebellion , must they not fail when divided and partially ...
... election occurring in reg- ular course during the rebellion , added not a little to the strain . If the loyal people united were put to the ut- most of their strength by the rebellion , must they not fail when divided and partially ...
Page 244
... elections ; and if the rebellion could force us to forego or postpone a national election , it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us . The strife of the election is but human nature practically applied to the facts ...
... elections ; and if the rebellion could force us to forego or postpone a national election , it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us . The strife of the election is but human nature practically applied to the facts ...
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