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And thus , from the force of circumstances , the basest principles of our nature were either made to lie dormant , or to become the active agents in the advancement of the noblest of causes — that of establishing and maintaining civil ...
And thus , from the force of circumstances , the basest principles of our nature were either made to lie dormant , or to become the active agents in the advancement of the noblest of causes — that of establishing and maintaining civil ...
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... they are always correct in principle , whereas the latter are wrong in principle ; and , better to impress this proposition , he uses a figurative expression in these words : “ The Democrats are vulnerable in the heel , but they are ...
... they are always correct in principle , whereas the latter are wrong in principle ; and , better to impress this proposition , he uses a figurative expression in these words : “ The Democrats are vulnerable in the heel , but they are ...
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... of the principles already laid down to the case in hand , ” you very soon get to making applications yourself , —in one instance as follows : “ In view of all the facts , the conviction to my mind is irresistible that the Government ...
... of the principles already laid down to the case in hand , ” you very soon get to making applications yourself , —in one instance as follows : “ In view of all the facts , the conviction to my mind is irresistible that the Government ...
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But the gentleman from Georgia further says we have deserted all our principles , and taken shelter under General Taylor's military coat - tail , and he seems to think this is exceedingly degrading . Well , as his faith is , so be it ...
But the gentleman from Georgia further says we have deserted all our principles , and taken shelter under General Taylor's military coat - tail , and he seems to think this is exceedingly degrading . Well , as his faith is , so be it ...
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I think , and shall try to show , that it is wrong - wrong in its direct effect , letting slavery into Kansas and Nebraska , and wrong in its prospective principle , allowing it to spread to every other part of the wide world where men ...
I think , and shall try to show , that it is wrong - wrong in its direct effect , letting slavery into Kansas and Nebraska , and wrong in its prospective principle , allowing it to spread to every other part of the wide world where men ...
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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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