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Page 58
... follows : " In view of all the facts , the conviction to my mind is irresistible that the Government of the United States committed no aggression on Mexico . " Not in view of all the facts . There are facts which you have kept out of ...
... follows : " In view of all the facts , the conviction to my mind is irresistible that the Government of the United States committed no aggression on Mexico . " Not in view of all the facts . There are facts which you have kept out of ...
Page 71
... the land , how will you then live with- out it ? You have always been kind to me , and I do not mean to be unkind to you . On the contrary , if you will but follow my advice , you will find it worth more than 71 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... the land , how will you then live with- out it ? You have always been kind to me , and I do not mean to be unkind to you . On the contrary , if you will but follow my advice , you will find it worth more than 71 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Page 82
... follow . Repeal the Missouri Compromise , repeal all compromises , repeal the Declaration of Independence , repeal all past history , you still cannot repeal human nature . It still will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery ex ...
... follow . Repeal the Missouri Compromise , repeal all compromises , repeal the Declaration of Independence , repeal all past history , you still cannot repeal human nature . It still will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery ex ...
Page 96
... follow his example , believing I could no more improve on McLean and Curtis than he could on Taney . He denounces all who question the correctness of that decision , as offering violent resistance to it . But who re- sists it ? Who has ...
... follow his example , believing I could no more improve on McLean and Curtis than he could on Taney . He denounces all who question the correctness of that decision , as offering violent resistance to it . But who re- sists it ? Who has ...
Page 97
... follows , philosophy follows , and the theology of the day is fast joining the cry . They have him in his prison - house ; they have searched his person , 97 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... follows , philosophy follows , and the theology of the day is fast joining the cry . They have him in his prison - house ; they have searched his person , 97 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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