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We find ourselves in the peaceful possession of the fairest por- tion of the earth as regards extent of territory , fertility of soil , and salubrity of climate . We find ourselves under the government of a system of political ...
We find ourselves in the peaceful possession of the fairest por- tion of the earth as regards extent of territory , fertility of soil , and salubrity of climate . We find ourselves under the government of a system of political ...
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This disposi- tion is awfully fearful in any community ; and that it now exists in ours , though grating to our feelings to admit , it would be a violation of truth and an insult to 8 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
This disposi- tion is awfully fearful in any community ; and that it now exists in ours , though grating to our feelings to admit , it would be a violation of truth and an insult to 8 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
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... every lover of liberty , every well - wisher to his posterity swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particu- lar the laws of the country , and never to tolerate their viola- tion by others .
... every lover of liberty , every well - wisher to his posterity swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particu- lar the laws of the country , and never to tolerate their viola- tion by others .
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... burns for distinc- tion ; and if possible , it will have it , whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freemen . Is it un- reasonable , then , to expect that some man possessed of the loftiest genius , coupled with ...
... burns for distinc- tion ; and if possible , it will have it , whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freemen . Is it un- reasonable , then , to expect that some man possessed of the loftiest genius , coupled with ...
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Wash- ington is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty , still mightiest in moral reforma- tion . On that name no culogy is expected . It cannot be . To add brightness to the sun or glory to the ...
Wash- ington is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty , still mightiest in moral reforma- tion . On that name no culogy is expected . It cannot be . To add brightness to the sun or glory to the ...
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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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