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Whether it be true or not , I can say , for one , that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow - men , by rendering myself worthy of their esteem . How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet ...
Whether it be true or not , I can say , for one , that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow - men , by rendering myself worthy of their esteem . How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet ...
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In any case that may arise , as , for instance , the promulgation of abolitionism , one of two positions is necessarily true — that is , the thing is right within itself , and therefore deserves the protection of all law and all good ...
In any case that may arise , as , for instance , the promulgation of abolitionism , one of two positions is necessarily true — that is , the thing is right within itself , and therefore deserves the protection of all law and all good ...
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But the game is caught ; and I believe it is true that with the catching end the pleasures of the chase . This field of glory is harvested , and the crop is already appropriated . But new reapers will arise , and they too Their ami will ...
But the game is caught ; and I believe it is true that with the catching end the pleasures of the chase . This field of glory is harvested , and the crop is already appropriated . But new reapers will arise , and they too Their ami will ...
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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 ruling ...
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 ruling ...
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I tried to imagine her handsome , which , but for her unfortunate corpulency , was actually true . Exclusive of this , no woman that I have ever seen has a finer face . I also tried to convince myself that the mind was much more to be ...
I tried to imagine her handsome , which , but for her unfortunate corpulency , was actually true . Exclusive of this , no woman that I have ever seen has a finer face . I also tried to convince myself that the mind was much more to be ...
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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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