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... fathers , justice to our- selves , duty to posterity , and love for our species in general , all imperatively require us faithfully to perform . How then shall we perform it ? At what point shall we expect the approach of danger ? By ...
... fathers , justice to our- selves , duty to posterity , and love for our species in general , all imperatively require us faithfully to perform . How then shall we perform it ? At what point shall we expect the approach of danger ? By ...
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... and laws let every American pledge his life , his property , and his sacred honor - let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father , and to tear the charter of 12 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
... and laws let every American pledge his life , his property , and his sacred honor - let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father , and to tear the charter of 12 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
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Abraham Lincoln Mary Maclean. of his father , and to tear the charter of his own and his chil- dren's liberty . Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap ; let it be ...
Abraham Lincoln Mary Maclean. of his father , and to tear the charter of his own and his chil- dren's liberty . Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap ; let it be ...
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... of a husband , a father , a son , or a brother , a living history was to be found in every family - a history bearing the indubitable testimonies of its own authenticity , in the limbs mangled , in the 16 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
... of a husband , a father , a son , or a brother , a living history was to be found in every family - a history bearing the indubitable testimonies of its own authenticity , in the limbs mangled , in the 16 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
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... father and other relatives residing in Kentucky , proposed to me that on her return she would bring a sister of hers with her on condition that I would engage to become her brother - in - law with all con- venient despatch . I , of ...
... father and other relatives residing in Kentucky , proposed to me that on her return she would bring a sister of hers with her on condition that I would engage to become her brother - in - law with all con- venient despatch . I , of ...
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