Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 107
... believe , and make such charges , against one with whom you truly say you have long acted ; and in whose conduct , you have hereto- fore marked nothing as dishonorable . I believe you do not mean to be unjust , or ungenerous ; and I ...
... believe , and make such charges , against one with whom you truly say you have long acted ; and in whose conduct , you have hereto- fore marked nothing as dishonorable . I believe you do not mean to be unjust , or ungenerous ; and I ...
Page 180
... believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved- I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or ...
... believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved- I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or ...
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... believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear , I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union . I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause , and I shall do more whenever I shall ...
... believe it helps to save the Union ; and what I forbear , I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union . I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause , and I shall do more whenever I shall ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
Copyright | |
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