The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... object . 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 ...
... object . 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 ...
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... object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation . Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased , but constantly augmented . I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been ...
... object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation . Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased , but constantly augmented . I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been ...
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... object for which the insurgents would rend the Union , even by war ; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlarge- ment of it . Neither party expected for the war the magni- tude or the ...
... object for which the insurgents would rend the Union , even by war ; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlarge- ment of it . Neither party expected for the war the magni- tude or the ...
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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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