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Page 107
... true , and it is also true , that during that and every other year , that that war has existed , it has cost three or four times as much as it would have done under an honest and judicious administration of the Government . The large ...
... true , and it is also true , that during that and every other year , that that war has existed , it has cost three or four times as much as it would have done under an honest and judicious administration of the Government . The large ...
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... true . — I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false , is guilty of falsehood ; and the accidental truth of the assertion , does not justify or excuse him ...
... true . — I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false , is guilty of falsehood ; and the accidental truth of the assertion , does not justify or excuse him ...
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... true , assume the ground that the true western boundary of Texas is the Nueces , instead of the Rio Grande ; and that , therefore , in marching our army to the east bank of the latter river , we passed the Texan line , and invaded the ...
... true , assume the ground that the true western boundary of Texas is the Nueces , instead of the Rio Grande ; and that , therefore , in marching our army to the east bank of the latter river , we passed the Texan line , and invaded the ...
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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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