The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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As to the other matter you kindly mention , I must in candor say I do not think myself fit for the presidency . I certainly am flattered and gratified that some partial friends think of me in that connection ; but I really think it best ...
As to the other matter you kindly mention , I must in candor say I do not think myself fit for the presidency . I certainly am flattered and gratified that some partial friends think of me in that connection ; but I really think it best ...
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It would be a serious matter if , in consequence of a proclamation such as you desire , they should go over to the rebels . I do not think they all would — not so many , indeed , as a year ago , or six months ago — not so many to - day ...
It would be a serious matter if , in consequence of a proclamation such as you desire , they should go over to the rebels . I do not think they all would — not so many , indeed , as a year ago , or six months ago — not so many to - day ...
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being satisfied the matter would thus appear much smaller than it would if seen by mere glimpses . I repeat that my appreciation of you has not I abated . I can never forget whilst I remember anything that about the end of last year and ...
being satisfied the matter would thus appear much smaller than it would if seen by mere glimpses . I repeat that my appreciation of you has not I abated . I can never forget whilst I remember anything that about the end of last year and ...
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To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
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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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