The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or all the other . Either the opponents of slavery will avert the further spread of it ...
... expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or all the other . Either the opponents of slavery will avert the further spread of it ...
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... older have learned ever to expect it . I am anxious to afford some alleviation of your present distress . Perfect relief is not possible , ex- cept with time . You cannot now realize that you [ 152 ] To Fanny McCullough.
... older have learned ever to expect it . I am anxious to afford some alleviation of your present distress . Perfect relief is not possible , ex- cept with time . You cannot now realize that you [ 152 ] To Fanny McCullough.
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... expect , and I do not expect [ that ] , you can now effect much . Your golden opportunity is gone , and I am distressed immeasurably because of it . I beg you will not consider this a prosecution or persecution of yourself . As you had ...
... expect , and I do not expect [ that ] , you can now effect much . Your golden opportunity is gone , and I am distressed immeasurably because of it . I beg you will not consider this a prosecution or persecution of yourself . As you had ...
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