The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or all the other . Either the opponents of slavery will avert the further spread of it ...
... expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or all the other . Either the opponents of slavery will avert the further spread of it ...
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... expect to maintain this contest until successful , or till I die , or am conquered , or my term expires , or Congress or the country forsake me ; and I would publicly appeal to the country for this new force were it not that I fear a ...
... expect to maintain this contest until successful , or till I die , or am conquered , or my term expires , or Congress or the country forsake me ; and I would publicly appeal to the country for this new force were it not that I fear a ...
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... expect , and I do not expect [ that ] , you can now effect much . Your golden opportunity is gone , and I am distressed immeasurably because of it . I beg you will not consider this a prosecution or persecution of yourself . As you had ...
... expect , and I do not expect [ that ] , you can now effect much . Your golden opportunity is gone , and I am distressed immeasurably because of it . I beg you will not consider this a prosecution or persecution of yourself . As you had ...
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