Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 2Century Company, 1894 - United States |
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... hands , and to transmit it , unimpaired by him , to his successor . Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ? Is there any better or equal hope in the world ? In our present differences is ...
... hands , and to transmit it , unimpaired by him , to his successor . Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ? Is there any better or equal hope in the world ? In our present differences is ...
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... hands , and controlled and directed by themselves , when they began the work of revolution . They had , therefore , no ... hand , I have believed firmly that everywhere , even in South Carolina , devotion to the Union is a profound and ...
... hands , and controlled and directed by themselves , when they began the work of revolution . They had , therefore , no ... hand , I have believed firmly that everywhere , even in South Carolina , devotion to the Union is a profound and ...
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... hand , takes up the sword , then an opposite party will offer the olive - branch , and will , as it ought , profit by the restoration of peace and union . I I may be asked whether I would in no case , and at no time , advise force ...
... hand , takes up the sword , then an opposite party will offer the olive - branch , and will , as it ought , profit by the restoration of peace and union . I I may be asked whether I would in no case , and at no time , advise force ...
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... hand had passed away nearly a month ago . Since then , a surrender under assault or from starvation has been merely a question of time . " It is true there are those whose opinions are entitled to respectful con- sideration , who ...
... hand had passed away nearly a month ago . Since then , a surrender under assault or from starvation has been merely a question of time . " It is true there are those whose opinions are entitled to respectful con- sideration , who ...
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... hand bat- teries have been constructed , the principal channel has been obstructed in short , the difficulty of reinforcing the fort has been increased ten , if not twenty , fold . Whatever might have been done as late as a month ago ...
... hand bat- teries have been constructed , the principal channel has been obstructed in short , the difficulty of reinforcing the fort has been increased ten , if not twenty , fold . Whatever might have been done as late as a month ago ...
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