The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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BELIEVING ELIEVING material possessions to be a poor measure of a man's true mettle , Lincoln had little patience with a New York firm that wrote inquiring about a man he knew in Springfield . LETTER TO NEW YORK FIRM OURS OF THE 10TH ...
BELIEVING ELIEVING material possessions to be a poor measure of a man's true mettle , Lincoln had little patience with a New York firm that wrote inquiring about a man he knew in Springfield . LETTER TO NEW YORK FIRM OURS OF THE 10TH ...
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But what I am saying there is true of Douglas , and is not true of " Democrats " generally ; so that the proposed sub- stitution would be a very considerable blunder . Your proposed insertion of " residences " though it would do little ...
But what I am saying there is true of Douglas , and is not true of " Democrats " generally ; so that the proposed sub- stitution would be a very considerable blunder . Your proposed insertion of " residences " though it would do little ...
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... and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword , as was said three thousand years ago , so still it must be said , " The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether .
... and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword , as was said three thousand years ago , so still it must be said , " The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether .
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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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