The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... occasion on which you have called . How long ago is it ? -eighty - odd years since , on the Fourth of July , for the first time in the history of the world , a nation , by its representatives , assem- bled and declared , as a self ...
... occasion on which you have called . How long ago is it ? -eighty - odd years since , on the Fourth of July , for the first time in the history of the world , a nation , by its representatives , assem- bled and declared , as a self ...
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... occasion for a speech , but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion . I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the Union and liber- ties of their ...
... occasion for a speech , but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion . I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the Union and liber- ties of their ...
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... occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes . " LETTER TO EDWARD EVERETT M Executive Mansion Washington , D. C. , November 20 , 1863 Y DEAR SIR : Your kind note of to - day is received . In our respective parts yesterday , you could ...
... occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes . " LETTER TO EDWARD EVERETT M Executive Mansion Washington , D. C. , November 20 , 1863 Y DEAR SIR : Your kind note of to - day is received . In our respective parts yesterday , you could ...
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