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I here assure you that the candid statement of facts on your part , however low it may sink me , shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us . I wish an answer to this , and you are at liberty to publish both , if you ...
I here assure you that the candid statement of facts on your part , however low it may sink me , shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us . I wish an answer to this , and you are at liberty to publish both , if you ...
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Never ! All the armies of Europe , Asia , and Africa combined , with all the treasure of the earth ( our own excepted ) in their military chest , with a Bonaparte for a commander , could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a ...
Never ! All the armies of Europe , Asia , and Africa combined , with all the treasure of the earth ( our own excepted ) in their military chest , with a Bonaparte for a commander , could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a ...
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Let every American , every lover of liberty , every well - wisher to his posterity swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country , and never to tolerate their violation by others .
Let every American , every lover of liberty , every well - wisher to his posterity swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country , and never to tolerate their violation by others .
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Never ! Towering genius disdains a beaten path . It seeks regions hitherto unexplored . It sees no distinction in adding story to story upon the monuments of fame erected to the memory of others . It denies that it is glory enough to ...
Never ! Towering genius disdains a beaten path . It seeks regions hitherto unexplored . It sees no distinction in adding story to story upon the monuments of fame erected to the memory of others . It denies that it is glory enough to ...
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They were a fortress of strength ; but what invading foeman could never do , the silent artillery of time has done — the leveling of its walls . They are gone . They were a forest of giant oaks ; but the all - restless hurricane has ...
They were a fortress of strength ; but what invading foeman could never do , the silent artillery of time has done — the leveling of its walls . They are gone . They were a forest of giant oaks ; but the all - restless hurricane has ...
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| Title | Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln American Civil War, letters and diaries Half-title: The unit books, no. 2 Issue 2 of The Unit books |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | Mary Maclean |
| Publisher | Unit Book Publishing Company, 1907 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 7 Apr 2011 |
| Length | 385 pages |
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