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... interest says , " You ought to run away with this sum , and be a nabob the balance of your life . " And who that knows any thing of human nature , doubts that , in many instances , interest will prevail over duty , and that the Sub ...
... interest says , " You ought to run away with this sum , and be a nabob the balance of your life . " And who that knows any thing of human nature , doubts that , in many instances , interest will prevail over duty , and that the Sub ...
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... interest as to whether the white man of the North shall be the equal of the white man of the South ? " Once when I used this argu- ment in the presence of Douglas , he answered that in the North the black man was counted as a full man ...
... interest as to whether the white man of the North shall be the equal of the white man of the South ? " Once when I used this argu- ment in the presence of Douglas , he answered that in the North the black man was counted as a full man ...
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... interest is the largest interest . It also follows that that interest is most worthy of all to be cherished and cultivated - that if there be inevitable conflict between that interest and any other , that other should yield . Again , I ...
... interest is the largest interest . It also follows that that interest is most worthy of all to be cherished and cultivated - that if there be inevitable conflict between that interest and any other , that other should yield . Again , I ...
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LINCOLNS DEVELOPMENT AS A WRITER | 1 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
of the House of Representatives at Springfield Illinois | 90 |
Copyright | |
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