Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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Page 43
... once , he secured a verdict when argument and evidence had failed and not infrequently he upset the dignity of the court , though not always in the course of argument . Judge David Davis once fined a clerk five dollars for interrupting ...
... once , he secured a verdict when argument and evidence had failed and not infrequently he upset the dignity of the court , though not always in the course of argument . Judge David Davis once fined a clerk five dollars for interrupting ...
Page 248
... Once adopted , debates on it must end , and all agree and abide , ' — I remark that if this be done , I must do it . When a general line of policy is adopted , I apprehend there is no danger of its being changed with- out good reason ...
... Once adopted , debates on it must end , and all agree and abide , ' — I remark that if this be done , I must do it . When a general line of policy is adopted , I apprehend there is no danger of its being changed with- out good reason ...
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... once able to override the wishes of the President himself . Cotton was gold at the time . All sorts of devices were employed to move it out of the South to the great profit of the traders and mill owners , when it could be slipped ...
... once able to override the wishes of the President himself . Cotton was gold at the time . All sorts of devices were employed to move it out of the South to the great profit of the traders and mill owners , when it could be slipped ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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