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We find ourselves in the peaceful possession of the fairest por- tion of the earth as regards extent of territory , fertility of soil , and salubrity of climate . We find ourselves under the government of a system of political ...
We find ourselves in the peaceful possession of the fairest por- tion of the earth as regards extent of territory , fertility of soil , and salubrity of climate . We find ourselves under the government of a system of political ...
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My good friends , read that carefully over some leisure hour , and ponder well upon it ; see what a mere wreck— mangled ruin - it makes of our once glorious Declara— tion , “ They were speaking of British subjects on this continent ...
My good friends , read that carefully over some leisure hour , and ponder well upon it ; see what a mere wreck— mangled ruin - it makes of our once glorious Declara— tion , “ They were speaking of British subjects on this continent ...
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... let them come up and amend it . Let them make it read that all men are created equal , except negroes . Let us have it decided whether the Declara112 1 1 tion of Independence , in this blessed year of 1858 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
... let them come up and amend it . Let them make it read that all men are created equal , except negroes . Let us have it decided whether the Declara112 1 1 tion of Independence , in this blessed year of 1858 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
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tion of Independence , in this blessed year of 1858 , shall be thus amended . In his construction of the Declaration last year , he said it only meant that Americans in America were equal to Englishmen in England .
tion of Independence , in this blessed year of 1858 , shall be thus amended . In his construction of the Declaration last year , he said it only meant that Americans in America were equal to Englishmen in England .
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Yet , in repudiating it , I gave dissatisfac. tion , if not offense , to many whose support the country cannot afford to lose . And this is not the end of it . The pressure in this direction is still upon me , and is increasing .
Yet , in repudiating it , I gave dissatisfac. tion , if not offense , to many whose support the country cannot afford to lose . And this is not the end of it . The pressure in this direction is still upon me , and is increasing .
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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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