The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... passed in violence , because it could not have passed at all but for the votes of many members in violence of the known will of their constituents . It is maintained in violence , because the elections since clearly de- mand its repeal ...
... passed in violence , because it could not have passed at all but for the votes of many members in violence of the known will of their constituents . It is maintained in violence , because the elections since clearly de- mand its repeal ...
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... passed approving the bill ; and they were passed by large majorities !!! The truth of this is vouched for by a bolting Democratic member . The masses , too , Democratic as well as Whig , were even nearer unanimous against it ; but , as ...
... passed approving the bill ; and they were passed by large majorities !!! The truth of this is vouched for by a bolting Democratic member . The masses , too , Democratic as well as Whig , were even nearer unanimous against it ; but , as ...
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... passed . A house divided against itself can not stand . I believe this government can not endure permanently , half slave , and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect ...
... passed . A house divided against itself can not stand . I believe this government can not endure permanently , half slave , and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect ...
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