The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... who thinks he can be a lawyer . Examine him if you want to . I have done so and am satisfied . He's a good deal smarter than he looks to be . Yours , LINCOLN " I am not a very sentimental man .... " [ 25 ] To Judge Stephen T Logan.
... who thinks he can be a lawyer . Examine him if you want to . I have done so and am satisfied . He's a good deal smarter than he looks to be . Yours , LINCOLN " I am not a very sentimental man .... " [ 25 ] To Judge Stephen T Logan.
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... Look at it , think of it . Look at it in its aggregate grandeur , of extent of country , and numbers of population - of ship , and steamboat , and railroad . wwwww wwwm " I have really got it into my [ 37 ]
... Look at it , think of it . Look at it in its aggregate grandeur , of extent of country , and numbers of population - of ship , and steamboat , and railroad . wwwww wwwm " I have really got it into my [ 37 ]
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... Look over it care- fully , and conclude I meant all I said , and did not mean any thing I did not say , and you will have my meaning . Douglas attacked me upon this , say- ing it was a declaration of war between the slave and the free ...
... Look over it care- fully , and conclude I meant all I said , and did not mean any thing I did not say , and you will have my meaning . Douglas attacked me upon this , say- ing it was a declaration of war between the slave and the free ...
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