The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... political speech , as later remembered by his friend A. Y. Ellis , was the very essence of brevity . It won respect for Young Abe but not the election - the only time he ever was defeated by popular vote . FIRST POLITICAL SPEECH AT ...
... political speech , as later remembered by his friend A. Y. Ellis , was the very essence of brevity . It won respect for Young Abe but not the election - the only time he ever was defeated by popular vote . FIRST POLITICAL SPEECH AT ...
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... would not have been done without my consent . I could not , how- ever , let the whole political result go to smash , on a point merely personal to myself . Yours , etc. A. LINCOLN " If for this you and I must differ , [ 41 ]
... would not have been done without my consent . I could not , how- ever , let the whole political result go to smash , on a point merely personal to myself . Yours , etc. A. LINCOLN " If for this you and I must differ , [ 41 ]
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... politics ; and generally on the Whig electoral tickets , making active canvasses . I was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the Missouri compromise aroused me again . What I have done since then is pretty well known . If any ...
... politics ; and generally on the Whig electoral tickets , making active canvasses . I was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the Missouri compromise aroused me again . What I have done since then is pretty well known . If any ...
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To Mary Owens | 7 |
To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
To Abraham Bale | 27 |
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