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... and therefore proper to be prohibited by legal enactments ; and in neither case is the interposition of mob law either necessary , justifiable , or excusable . But it may be asked , " Why suppose danger 13 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... and therefore proper to be prohibited by legal enactments ; and in neither case is the interposition of mob law either necessary , justifiable , or excusable . But it may be asked , " Why suppose danger 13 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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But it may be asked , " Why suppose danger to our political institutions ? Have we not preserved them for more than fifty years ? And why may we not for fifty times as long ? " We hope there is no sufficient reason .
But it may be asked , " Why suppose danger to our political institutions ? Have we not preserved them for more than fifty years ? And why may we not for fifty times as long ? " We hope there is no sufficient reason .
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It is to deny what the history of the world . tells us is true , to suppose that men of ambition and talents will not continue to spring up amongst us . And when they do , they will as naturally seek the gratification of their rul- ing ...
It is to deny what the history of the world . tells us is true , to suppose that men of ambition and talents will not continue to spring up amongst us . And when they do , they will as naturally seek the gratification of their rul- ing ...
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I know you too well to suppose your expectations were not , at least , sometimes extravagant , and if the reality exceeds them all , I say , Enough , dear Lord . I am not going beyond the truth when I tell you ...
I know you too well to suppose your expectations were not , at least , sometimes extravagant , and if the reality exceeds them all , I say , Enough , dear Lord . I am not going beyond the truth when I tell you ...
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I should like to see that " sis " of yours that was absent when I was there , though I suppose she would run away again if she were to hear I was coming . 11 [ Memorandum to E. H. Merryman , who acted as 44 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
I should like to see that " sis " of yours that was absent when I was there , though I suppose she would run away again if she were to hear I was coming . 11 [ Memorandum to E. H. Merryman , who acted as 44 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
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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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