Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... fact that there is not a page in this book inconsistent with my own earnest desire to do justice to the motives of all men , of whatever rank , religion , party , or country . Published at a time when the passions of a great ...
... fact that there is not a page in this book inconsistent with my own earnest desire to do justice to the motives of all men , of whatever rank , religion , party , or country . Published at a time when the passions of a great ...
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... facts to the jury and take the responsibility . " The jury was empanelled , and the case came on , and the District Attorney presented the facts with much feeling , after which the judge . said that he would simply state what he knew of ...
... facts to the jury and take the responsibility . " The jury was empanelled , and the case came on , and the District Attorney presented the facts with much feeling , after which the judge . said that he would simply state what he knew of ...
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... fact was revealed that the slaveholders had resolved to attack the Government . the 19th of April , 1861 ( the very day the Massachusetts troops were fired upon in Baltimore ) , he made his first speech against On the rebellion , in ...
... fact was revealed that the slaveholders had resolved to attack the Government . the 19th of April , 1861 ( the very day the Massachusetts troops were fired upon in Baltimore ) , he made his first speech against On the rebellion , in ...
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... fact both in the East and the West of the States in rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is broken . At Raleigh and Little Rock the lips of honest and brave men are unsealed , and an independent press is ...
... fact both in the East and the West of the States in rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is broken . At Raleigh and Little Rock the lips of honest and brave men are unsealed , and an independent press is ...
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... fact not less significant because he had just supported the admission of Louis Napoleon as a member of the Assembly . On the 17th Louis Napoleon wrote another letter , in which , " in order to maintain the peace of the Republic , " he ...
... fact not less significant because he had just supported the admission of Louis Napoleon as a member of the Assembly . On the 17th Louis Napoleon wrote another letter , in which , " in order to maintain the peace of the Republic , " he ...
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