The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... nation could scarcely have lived over . Neither can I for- get the check you so opportunely gave to a dan- gerous sentiment which was spreading in the North . Yours as ever , A. LINCOLN : wwwwww " This nation already has a quarter ...
... nation could scarcely have lived over . Neither can I for- get the check you so opportunely gave to a dan- gerous sentiment which was spreading in the North . Yours as ever , A. LINCOLN : wwwwww " This nation already has a quarter ...
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... nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the propo- sition that all men are created equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so conceived and so dedicated , can long endure ...
... nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the propo- sition that all men are created equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so conceived and so dedicated , can long endure ...
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... nation , of which that Constitution was the organic law . Was it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? By gen- eral law , life and limb must be protected , yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ...
... nation , of which that Constitution was the organic law . Was it possible to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution ? By gen- eral law , life and limb must be protected , yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life ...
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