The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... never tolerate the tyranny of mere words , but always pressed through them to the reality beyond . When Lincoln spoke he was an orator , never an elocutionist . Said Robert G. Ingersoll , in drawing this distinction : " The ...
... never tolerate the tyranny of mere words , but always pressed through them to the reality beyond . When Lincoln spoke he was an orator , never an elocutionist . Said Robert G. Ingersoll , in drawing this distinction : " The ...
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... never be claimed . As a general rule never take your whole fee in advance , nor any more than a small retainer . When fully paid beforehand , you are more than a common mortal if you can feel the same interest in the case , as if ...
... never be claimed . As a general rule never take your whole fee in advance , nor any more than a small retainer . When fully paid beforehand , you are more than a common mortal if you can feel the same interest in the case , as if ...
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... never heard him utter a profane or an intem- perate word . What was conclusive of his good heart , he never forgot his parents . The honors he labored for so laudably , and for which in the sad end he so gallantly gave his life , he ...
... never heard him utter a profane or an intem- perate word . What was conclusive of his good heart , he never forgot his parents . The honors he labored for so laudably , and for which in the sad end he so gallantly gave his life , he ...
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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