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... matter of his argument except as matter that is particularly and peculiarly his . From the " Speech at Peoria " to the " Address at Cooper Institute " Lincoln displayed again and again his power to synthesize without recourse to ...
... matter of his argument except as matter that is particularly and peculiarly his . From the " Speech at Peoria " to the " Address at Cooper Institute " Lincoln displayed again and again his power to synthesize without recourse to ...
Page 395
... matter of slavery as an exceedingly little thing — this matter of keeping one sixth of the population of the whole nation in a state of oppres- sion and tyranny unequalled in the world . He looks upon it as being an exceedingly little ...
... matter of slavery as an exceedingly little thing — this matter of keeping one sixth of the population of the whole nation in a state of oppres- sion and tyranny unequalled in the world . He looks upon it as being an exceedingly little ...
Page 408
... matter of popular sovereignty I wish to be a little careful . Auxiliary to these main points , to be sure , are their thunderings of cannon , their marching and music , their fizzle - gigs and fireworks ; but I will not waste time with ...
... matter of popular sovereignty I wish to be a little careful . Auxiliary to these main points , to be sure , are their thunderings of cannon , their marching and music , their fizzle - gigs and fireworks ; but I will not waste time with ...
Contents
LINCOLNS DEVELOPMENT AS A WRITER | 1 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
of the House of Representatives at Springfield Illinois | 90 |
Copyright | |
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