The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang men ? Must she still be admitted ... slavery question in Kansas , I plainly see you and I would differ about the Nebraska law . I look upon that ...
... slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang men ? Must she still be admitted ... slavery question in Kansas , I plainly see you and I would differ about the Nebraska law . I look upon that ...
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... slave- traders are a small , odious , and detested class among you ; and yet in politics they dictate the course of ... slavery . I am not a Know - nothing ; that is cer- tain . How could I be ? How can any one who abhors the oppression ...
... slave- traders are a small , odious , and detested class among you ; and yet in politics they dictate the course of ... slavery . I am not a Know - nothing ; that is cer- tain . How could I be ? How can any one who abhors the oppression ...
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... slave , and half free . I do not 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 ...
... slave , and half free . I do not 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 ...
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