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On the contrary , assume to dictate to his judgment , or to command his action , or to mark him as one to be shunned and despised , and he will retreat within himself , close all the avenues to his head and his heart ; and though your ...
On the contrary , assume to dictate to his judgment , or to command his action , or to mark him as one to be shunned and despised , and he will retreat within himself , close all the avenues to his head and his heart ; and though your ...
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... and the field itself greatly and permamently injured by ditches , embankments , and the like . is a fact that when the Mexicans captured Captain Thornton and his command , they found and captured them within another Mexican field .
... and the field itself greatly and permamently injured by ditches , embankments , and the like . is a fact that when the Mexicans captured Captain Thornton and his command , they found and captured them within another Mexican field .
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With the purse and sword , the army and navy and treasury , in our hands and at our command , you could not do it . This government would be very weak indeed if a majority with a disciplined army and navy and a well - filled treasury ...
With the purse and sword , the army and navy and treasury , in our hands and at our command , you could not do it . This government would be very weak indeed if a majority with a disciplined army and navy and a well - filled treasury ...
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It is their leaning toward " popular sovereignty . " There are three substantial objections to this . First , no party can command respect which sustains this year what it opposed last . Secondly , Douglas ( who is the most dangerous ...
It is their leaning toward " popular sovereignty . " There are three substantial objections to this . First , no party can command respect which sustains this year what it opposed last . Secondly , Douglas ( who is the most dangerous ...
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To the last man , so far as known , they have successfully resisted the traitorous efforts of those whose commands , but an hour before , they obeyed as absolute law . This is the patriotic instinct of the plain people .
To the last man , so far as known , they have successfully resisted the traitorous efforts of those whose commands , but an hour before , they obeyed as absolute law . This is the patriotic instinct of the plain people .
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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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