The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... force , un- less force is used against it . My friends , this is wholly an unprepared speech . I did not expect to be called on to say a word when I came here . I supposed I was merely to do some- thing toward raising a flag . I may ...
... force , un- less force is used against it . My friends , this is wholly an unprepared speech . I did not expect to be called on to say a word when I came here . I supposed I was merely to do some- thing toward raising a flag . I may ...
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... force were it not that I fear a general panic and stampede would follow , so hard it is to have a thing understood as it really is . I think the new force should be all , or nearly all , infantry , prin- cipally because such can be ...
... force were it not that I fear a general panic and stampede would follow , so hard it is to have a thing understood as it really is . I think the new force should be all , or nearly all , infantry , prin- cipally because such can be ...
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... force - no loss by it anyhow or anywhere . On the contrary it shows a gain of quite a hundred and thirty thousand soldiers , sea- men , and laborers . These are palpable facts , about which , as facts , there can be no caviling . We ...
... force - no loss by it anyhow or anywhere . On the contrary it shows a gain of quite a hundred and thirty thousand soldiers , sea- men , and laborers . These are palpable facts , about which , as facts , there can be no caviling . We ...
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