The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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Lincoln , said the London Spectator , could never tolerate the tyranny of mere words , but always pressed through them to the reality beyond . When Lincoln spoke he was an orator , never an elocutionist . Said Robert G. Ingersoll ...
Lincoln , said the London Spectator , could never tolerate the tyranny of mere words , but always pressed through them to the reality beyond . When Lincoln spoke he was an orator , never an elocutionist . Said Robert G. Ingersoll ...
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“ In law , ” wrote Lincoln to Usher F. Linder , “ it is a good policy never to plead what you need not , lest you oblige yourself to prove what you cannot . ” Linder was the lawyer young Abe had once “ let down " in a criminal case ...
“ In law , ” wrote Lincoln to Usher F. Linder , “ it is a good policy never to plead what you need not , lest you oblige yourself to prove what you cannot . ” Linder was the lawyer young Abe had once “ let down " in a criminal case ...
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Never stir up litigation . A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this . Who can be more nearly a fiend than he who habitually overhauls the register of deeds in search of defects in titles , whereon to stir up strife ...
Never stir up litigation . A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this . Who can be more nearly a fiend than he who habitually overhauls the register of deeds in search of defects in titles , whereon to stir up strife ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To John W Crisfield | 121 |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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