Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 2Century Company, 1894 - United States |
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... friends can make laws ? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends ? Suppose you go to war , you cannot fight always ; and when , after much loss on both sides , and no gain on either , you cease ...
... friends can make laws ? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends ? Suppose you go to war , you cannot fight always ; and when , after much loss on both sides , and no gain on either , you cease ...
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... friends . We must not be enemies . Though passion may have strained , it must not break our bonds of affection . The mystic chords of memory , stretching from every battle - field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone ...
... friends . We must not be enemies . Though passion may have strained , it must not break our bonds of affection . The mystic chords of memory , stretching from every battle - field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone ...
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... friends of the administration , many of those who demand that the laws shall be enforced urge the propriety of the withdrawal of our troops from Fort Sumter , be- lieving that the retention of that fort is not essential to the honor of ...
... friends of the administration , many of those who demand that the laws shall be enforced urge the propriety of the withdrawal of our troops from Fort Sumter , be- lieving that the retention of that fort is not essential to the honor of ...
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... friends ? Shall we put the card through , and arrange the rest afterward ? What say you ? Your obedient servant , A. LINCOLN . March 18 , 1861.- LETTER TO SECRETARY CHASE . EXECUTIVE MANSION , March 18 , 1861 . Sir : I shall be obliged ...
... friends ? Shall we put the card through , and arrange the rest afterward ? What say you ? Your obedient servant , A. LINCOLN . March 18 , 1861.- LETTER TO SECRETARY CHASE . EXECUTIVE MANSION , March 18 , 1861 . Sir : I shall be obliged ...
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... friend Nathan Sargent , which wounds him , and consequently me , very deeply . He now says there is an office in your department , called the " Commissioner of Customs , " which the incumbent , a Mr. Ingham , wishes to vacate . I will ...
... friend Nathan Sargent , which wounds him , and consequently me , very deeply . He now says there is an office in your department , called the " Commissioner of Customs , " which the incumbent , a Mr. Ingham , wishes to vacate . I will ...
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