The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. " I would save the Union . " www WHEN the New York Tribune assailed the President edi- torially for not taking a more radical stand on the question of slavery , Lincoln sent to Horace Greeley this famous ...
Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. " I would save the Union . " www WHEN the New York Tribune assailed the President edi- torially for not taking a more radical stand on the question of slavery , Lincoln sent to Horace Greeley this famous ...
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... preserve the Constitution , if , to save slavery or any minor matter , I should permit the wreck of government ... Union , and with it the Constitution , or of laying strong hand upon the colored element . I chose the latter . In ...
... preserve the Constitution , if , to save slavery or any minor matter , I should permit the wreck of government ... Union , and with it the Constitution , or of laying strong hand upon the colored element . I chose the latter . In ...
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... save the Union between the election and the inauguration ; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward . A. LINCOLN ww “ ... inflammatory appeals to your passions and your [ 235 ] Secret ...
... save the Union between the election and the inauguration ; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward . A. LINCOLN ww “ ... inflammatory appeals to your passions and your [ 235 ] Secret ...
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