The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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In his famous letter to “ Fighting Joe ” Hooker , Lincoln knew he could safely say , “ I have heard , in such a way as to believe it , of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator .
In his famous letter to “ Fighting Joe ” Hooker , Lincoln knew he could safely say , “ I have heard , in such a way as to believe it , of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator .
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I do not believe any compromise embracing the maintenance of the Union is now possible . All I learn leads to a directly opposite belief . The strength of the rebellion is its military , its army . That army dominates all ...
I do not believe any compromise embracing the maintenance of the Union is now possible . All I learn leads to a directly opposite belief . The strength of the rebellion is its military , its army . That army dominates all ...
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In what way can that compromise be used to keep Lee's army out of Pennsylvania ? Meade's army can keep Lee's army out of Pennsylvania , and , I think , can ultimately drive it out of existence . But no paper compromise to which the ...
In what way can that compromise be used to keep Lee's army out of Pennsylvania ? Meade's army can keep Lee's army out of Pennsylvania , and , I think , can ultimately drive it out of existence . But no paper compromise to which the ...
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To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | Greenberg, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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