The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... issue in words that cannot be misunderstood . LETTER TO DR . THEODORE CANISIUS D EAR SIR : Springfield , May 17 , 1859 Your note asking , in behalf of yourself and other German citizens , whether I am for or against the constitutional ...
... issue in words that cannot be misunderstood . LETTER TO DR . THEODORE CANISIUS D EAR SIR : Springfield , May 17 , 1859 Your note asking , in behalf of yourself and other German citizens , whether I am for or against the constitutional ...
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... issue an Emancipation Proclamation , he had at that very moment a draft of the Proclamation in his desk and was only holding it for the right occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity ...
... issue an Emancipation Proclamation , he had at that very moment a draft of the Proclamation in his desk and was only holding it for the right occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity ...
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... issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative , like the Pope's bull against the comet . Would my word free the slaves , when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a ...
... issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative , like the Pope's bull against the comet . Would my word free the slaves , when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a ...
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