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And who that thinks with me will not fearlessly adopt the oath that I take ? Let none falter who thinks he is right , and we may succeed . But if , after all , we shall fail , be it so . We still shall have the proud consolation of ...
And who that thinks with me will not fearlessly adopt the oath that I take ? Let none falter who thinks he is right , and we may succeed . But if , after all , we shall fail , be it so . We still shall have the proud consolation of ...
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My dear Speed : Feeling , as you know I do , the deepest solicitude for the success of the enterprise you are engaged in , I adopt this as the last method I can adopt to aid you , in case ( which God forbid ! ) you shall need any aid .
My dear Speed : Feeling , as you know I do , the deepest solicitude for the success of the enterprise you are engaged in , I adopt this as the last method I can adopt to aid you , in case ( which God forbid ! ) you shall need any aid .
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The warfare heretofore waged against the demon intemperance has somehow or other been erroneous . Either the champions engaged or the tactics they adopted have not been the most proper . These champions for the most part have been ...
The warfare heretofore waged against the demon intemperance has somehow or other been erroneous . Either the champions engaged or the tactics they adopted have not been the most proper . These champions for the most part have been ...
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When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced , persuasion , kind , unassuming persuasion , should ever be adopted . It is an old and a true maxim " that a drop of honey catches more Aies than a gallon of gall .
When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced , persuasion , kind , unassuming persuasion , should ever be adopted . It is an old and a true maxim " that a drop of honey catches more Aies than a gallon of gall .
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The heart could not throw open its portals to it , the generous man could not adopt it - it could not mix with his blood . It looked so fiendishly selfish , so like throwing fathers and brothers overboard to lighten the boat for our ...
The heart could not throw open its portals to it , the generous man could not adopt it - it could not mix with his blood . It looked so fiendishly selfish , so like throwing fathers and brothers overboard to lighten the boat for our ...
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