The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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Would my word free the slaves , when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court , or magistrate , or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would ...
Would my word free the slaves , when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court , or magistrate , or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what reason is there to think it would ...
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The charges are all general : that he has a rebel wife and rebel relations , that he sympathizes with rebels , and that he exercises rebel influence . Now , after talking with him , I tell you frankly I believe he does sympathize with ...
The charges are all general : that he has a rebel wife and rebel relations , that he sympathizes with rebels , and that he exercises rebel influence . Now , after talking with him , I tell you frankly I believe he does sympathize with ...
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A compromise , to be effective , must be made either with those who control the rebel army , or with the people first liberated from the domination of that army by the success of our own army . Now , allow me to assure you that no word ...
A compromise , to be effective , must be made either with those who control the rebel army , or with the people first liberated from the domination of that army by the success of our own army . Now , allow me to assure you that no word ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To Stephen A Douglas | 55 |
Copyright | |
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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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