History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... responsibilities of his posi- tion , he thus replied : " Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee- I tender to ... responsibility which I could almost wish had fallen upon some one of the far more eminent men and experienced states ...
... responsibilities of his posi- tion , he thus replied : " Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee- I tender to ... responsibility which I could almost wish had fallen upon some one of the far more eminent men and experienced states ...
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... responsibility , and that his first impulse on hearing of it was to order him to return , but that the occupation of the fort by South Carolina and the seizure of the arsenal at Charles- ton had rendered this impossible . The ...
... responsibility , and that his first impulse on hearing of it was to order him to return , but that the occupation of the fort by South Carolina and the seizure of the arsenal at Charles- ton had rendered this impossible . The ...
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... responsibilities . On the 11th of February , 1861 , he left his home in Springfield , Illinois , accompanied to the railroad dépôt by a large concourse of his friends and neigh- bors , whom he bade farewell in the following words : MY ...
... responsibilities . On the 11th of February , 1861 , he left his home in Springfield , Illinois , accompanied to the railroad dépôt by a large concourse of his friends and neigh- bors , whom he bade farewell in the following words : MY ...
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... responsibility rests upon me in the position to which the votes of the American people have called me . I am deeply sensible of that weighty responsibility . I cannot but know what you all know , that without a name , perhaps without a ...
... responsibility rests upon me in the position to which the votes of the American people have called me . I am deeply sensible of that weighty responsibility . I cannot but know what you all know , that without a name , perhaps without a ...
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... responsibility he has so far done what he has deemed his duty . You will now , according to your own judgment , perform yours . He sincerely hopes that your views and your action may so accord with his as to assure all faithful citizens ...
... responsibility he has so far done what he has deemed his duty . You will now , according to your own judgment , perform yours . He sincerely hopes that your views and your action may so accord with his as to assure all faithful citizens ...
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