The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... Proclamation , he had at that very moment a draft of the Proclamation in his desk and was only holding it for the right occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity , and on September 24 ...
... Proclamation , he had at that very moment a draft of the Proclamation in his desk and was only holding it for the right occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity , and on September 24 ...
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Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. The Emancipation Proclamation THE Emancipation Proclamation , premature though it was , Lincoln considered the crowning achievement of his labors . Secretary Seward records that on the first day of January ...
Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. The Emancipation Proclamation THE Emancipation Proclamation , premature though it was , Lincoln considered the crowning achievement of his labors . Secretary Seward records that on the first day of January ...
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... proclamation , as law , either is valid or is not valid . If it is not valid , it needs no retraction . If it is valid , it cannot be retracted any more than the dead can be brought to life . Some of you pro- fess to think its ...
... proclamation , as law , either is valid or is not valid . If it is not valid , it needs no retraction . If it is valid , it cannot be retracted any more than the dead can be brought to life . Some of you pro- fess to think its ...
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