The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... coln's first Secretary of War , wrote the President - Elect in 1860 , " You may as well be getting your inaugural address ready , so as to have plenty of time to make it short . " Even in formal state papers , Lincoln believed in saying ...
... coln's first Secretary of War , wrote the President - Elect in 1860 , " You may as well be getting your inaugural address ready , so as to have plenty of time to make it short . " Even in formal state papers , Lincoln believed in saying ...
Page xv
... coln and then proceeded to give an admirable definition in two short sentences . " Shall the liberties of this country be preserved ? " wondered Lincoln and then told the assembled citizens of Indianapolis , " When the people rise in ...
... coln and then proceeded to give an admirable definition in two short sentences . " Shall the liberties of this country be preserved ? " wondered Lincoln and then told the assembled citizens of Indianapolis , " When the people rise in ...
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... coln 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 . What I now ask of you is military success , and I will risk the ...
... coln 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 . What I now ask of you is military success , and I will risk the ...
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