The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... favor of a national bank . I am in favor of the internal improvement system , and a high protective tariff . These are my sentiments and political principles . If elected , I shall be thankful ; if not it will be all the same . Lincoln ...
... favor of a national bank . I am in favor of the internal improvement system , and a high protective tariff . These are my sentiments and political principles . If elected , I shall be thankful ; if not it will be all the same . Lincoln ...
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... favor to us , you should forbear to divulge them . No one has needed favors more than I , and , gen- erally , few have been less unwilling to accept them ; but in this case favor to me would be in- justice to the public , and therefore ...
... favor to us , you should forbear to divulge them . No one has needed favors more than I , and , gen- erally , few have been less unwilling to accept them ; but in this case favor to me would be in- justice to the public , and therefore ...
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... favor of degrading classes of white people ? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid . As a nation we began by declaring that " all men are created equal . " We now practically read it " all men are created equal ...
... favor of degrading classes of white people ? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid . As a nation we began by declaring that " all men are created equal . " We now practically read it " all men are created equal ...
Contents
To Mary Owens | 7 |
To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
To Abraham Bale | 27 |
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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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