The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... election is over , the session is ended and I am not Senator . I have to content my- self with the honor of having been the first choice of a large majority of the fifty - one members who finally made the election . My larger number of ...
... election is over , the session is ended and I am not Senator . I have to content my- self with the honor of having been the first choice of a large majority of the fifty - one members who finally made the election . My larger number of ...
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... elections ; still , if Kansas fairly votes herself a slave State she must be admitted , or the Union must be dissolved . But how if she votes herself a slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang ...
... elections ; still , if Kansas fairly votes herself a slave State she must be admitted , or the Union must be dissolved . But how if she votes herself a slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang ...
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... election and the inauguration ; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward . A. LINCOLN " ... inflammatory appeals to your passions and your prejudices [ 235 ] Secret Memorandum.
... election and the inauguration ; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward . A. LINCOLN " ... inflammatory appeals to your passions and your prejudices [ 235 ] Secret Memorandum.
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To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
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