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... March 1832. Lincoln's first public speech . ] Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition . Whether it be true or not , I can say , for one , that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow - men , by ...
... March 1832. Lincoln's first public speech . ] Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition . Whether it be true or not , I can say , for one , that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow - men , by ...
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... as the rock of its basis ; and as truly as has been said of the only greater institution , " the gates of hell shall not prevail against it . " [ Protest in Illinois legislature , 3 March 1837. Lincoln's 17 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... as the rock of its basis ; and as truly as has been said of the only greater institution , " the gates of hell shall not prevail against it . " [ Protest in Illinois legislature , 3 March 1837. Lincoln's 17 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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Abraham Lincoln Mary Maclean. [ Protest in Illinois legislature , 3 March 1837. Lincoln's first political action in regard to slavery . ] Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General ...
Abraham Lincoln Mary Maclean. [ Protest in Illinois legislature , 3 March 1837. Lincoln's first political action in regard to slavery . ] Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General ...
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... March 1840. ] Dear Stuart : I have never seen the prospects of our party so bright in these parts as they are now . We shall carry this county by a larger majority than we did in 1836 , when you ran against May . I do not think my ...
... March 1840. ] Dear Stuart : I have never seen the prospects of our party so bright in these parts as they are now . We shall carry this county by a larger majority than we did in 1836 , when you ran against May . I do not think my ...
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... march cannot fail to be on and on , till every son of earth shall drink in rich fruition the sorrow - quenching draughts of perfect liberty . Happy day when all appe- tites controlled , all poisons subdued , all matters subjected- mind ...
... march cannot fail to be on and on , till every son of earth shall drink in rich fruition the sorrow - quenching draughts of perfect liberty . Happy day when all appe- tites controlled , all poisons subdued , all matters subjected- mind ...
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