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I find myself wholly unable to form any conjecture of what fact or facts , real or supposed , you spoke ; but my opinion of your veracity will not permit me for a moment to doubt that you at least believed what you said .
I find myself wholly unable to form any conjecture of what fact or facts , real or supposed , you spoke ; but my opinion of your veracity will not permit me for a moment to doubt that you at least believed what you said .
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... but that the power ought not to be exercised , unless at the request of the people of the District The difference between these opinions and those contained in the said resolutions is their reason for entering this pro- test .
... but that the power ought not to be exercised , unless at the request of the people of the District The difference between these opinions and those contained in the said resolutions is their reason for entering this pro- test .
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My opinion is that you had better not do it . You have not been accustomed to hardship , and it may be more severe than you now imagine . I know you are capable of thinking correctly on any subject , and if you deliberate maturely upon ...
My opinion is that you had better not do it . You have not been accustomed to hardship , and it may be more severe than you now imagine . I know you are capable of thinking correctly on any subject , and if you deliberate maturely upon ...
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During my stay there I had letters from her which did not change my opinion of either her intellect or intention , but , on the contrary , confirmed it in both . All this while , although I was fixed " firm as the surge- repelling rock ...
During my stay there I had letters from her which did not change my opinion of either her intellect or intention , but , on the contrary , confirmed it in both . All this while , although I was fixed " firm as the surge- repelling rock ...
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... that he feels the blood of this war , like the blood of Abel , is crying to Heaven against him ; that originally having some strong motive - what , I will not stop now to give my opinion concerning to involve the two coun- tries in ...
... that he feels the blood of this war , like the blood of Abel , is crying to Heaven against him ; that originally having some strong motive - what , I will not stop now to give my opinion concerning to involve the two coun- tries in ...
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| Title | Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln ... Issue 2 of The unit books The unit books, no.2 |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Publisher | H.W. Bell, 1903 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 9 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 399 pages |
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